Fatima Bala is a lecturer, poet, and writer who lives on Vancouver Island with her family and a pet fish named Fishy. Her books have received starred reviews from The Los Angeles Tribune, London Post, and New York Weekly. She is the award-winning author of an Afro-futuristic speculative fiction book to which she hopes to one day complete the sequel. She graduated from Algonquin College, Vancouver Island University, and Stanford, where she studied Tourism, Business Management, and International Women’s Rights.
Her Instagram account is @aka.fatima.bala
Two of her books have been proudly published in print for distribution in Nigeria by Africa’s favourite – Print Doctor Africa
Fa’iza grew up very sheltered in a conservative Muslim home. Her otherwise sane life is thrust into turmoil when she finds herself falling for someone with a completely different set of values from hers when she comes to Toronto for university. No matter how hard she tries to fight it, their connection and chemistry remain undeniable.
Ahmad believes everything is a construct. Society and religion condition people to be sheep, and he goes out of his way to live his life on his terms. Attracted to Faiza from the very start, he soon realizes that they are probably better apart – but can they stay away from each other even when the lines between halal and haram become blurred?
When a revelation breaks them apart, they hold a secret, one that could tear the seams of the fabric of the cultural and core Islamic upbringing that their families uphold. Five years later, is it too late for them, or is the door to redemption shut against them for crossing the lines into forbidden paths?
ABOUT THE BOOK
Hafsatu Bebi – is a story of two women, unconnected yet related. Birthed in the same society, while facing different realities, they struggle to balance ugly truths and well-intentioned sins. When it all comes crashing down, leading to loss of self and identity crises, truths they fought so hard to hide become revealed. Can they recognize themselves now that the masks are off?
Hafsatu thinks she has it all figured out until destiny starts to pull out pieces of her picture-worthy life apart, secret after secret. Sadiq is a man with a dark past and darker humour. When complexities bring a whirlpool of love that can’t be tamed into his life, fate vows to pull them apart.
Can they stand strong against the tides of destiny and sins of the past?
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