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We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib
4.0

I loved this memoir. She's a wonderful storyteller and has such powerful insights to share. I found her story fascinating and really enjoyed listening to it. She discusses her arranged marriage as a teenager and how trapped she felt. Her exploration of sexuality, both when she thought she was straight and her exploration of her queer identity. Her second marriage and subsequent divorce. Her travel and her rediscovery of Islam. It was lovely.

I do wish there'd been a little bit more. It was very short and I feel like there were points where I was missing important information and context. That can sometimes be a problem in memoirs because people don't necessarily want to share everything, but I did struggle with that a lot more than normal here.

Overall, it was wonderful and I'd highly recommend. Definitely one of my favorites of the month.