'As a result of writing this book, I started challenging myself a little more and dared myself to take bigger risks than I already had.' | cbcbooks
"It's about finding my place in the world, while feeling very much like an outsider my entire life. And it's also about forgiveness; forgiving my parents and at times, also myself. While writing the book I actually realized the trauma that I was carrying as a result of being a refugee. And it helped me realize that I just need to be gentle on myself.
"I was realizing that a lot of young people that I was talking to were searching for role models. I thought maybe I could be that person — because trauma is a huge part of my life. But I've also, as a queer person, experienced a lot of joy, a lot of pleasure. That's also part of my story. So about three years ago, I decided to write this book."
Why Samra Habib wrote a memoir about growing up as a queer Muslim woman — and it's now a Canada Reads finalist"It was very therapeutic. I felt like I met myself for the first time. There's a great quote by James Baldwin: 'Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.' That resonates with me. Writing usually is how I process what I am going through and what I am thinking.
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