This is an intimate, personal first novel that will stay with readers long after they turn the last page.
Studying the Quran by Mina's side and basking in the glow of her attention, he feels an entirely new purpose mingled with a growing infatuation for his teacher. "American Dervish" is a brilliantly written, nuanced, and emotionally forceful look inside the interplay of religion and modern life.Her deep spirituality brings the family's Muslim faith to life in a way that resonates with Hayat as nothing has before. Then Mina arrives, and everything changes.