Astur Unveiled
Astur Unveiled
Lerman Abdoulkader Waiss
Description
In Djibouti, a young girl named Astur is born. Simultaneously, her mother passes. Left to navigate the impact of her mother’s death on her abusive and grieving father, Astur and her four siblings move suddenly to Brooklyn with their aunt. In the United States, Astur finds herself growing distant from her identity. As her relationships with her siblings strain and their stories slowly unfold, so does a journey of self-discovery. Beliefs Astur once thought were embedded in her being start to crumble.
A searing debut novel enticingly told in beautifully crafted vignettes, Astur Unveiled is about one young woman who confronts tradition, culture, and family dynamics all while coming of age, caught between the thin threads of her personal beliefs, culture, and religion. Which of these threads does she end up choosing to hold onto?
VIRTUAL BOOK LAUNCH WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22ND @ 5:30PM
Join us for a virtual book launch for Astur Unveiled on Wednesday, March 22nd from 5:30pm - 6:30pm via Zoom. Lerman will be joined by writing mentor Samaa Abdurraqib as we celebrate this new title from the Young Emerging Authors program. Register here to attend.
FICTION | Paperback | 119 Pages | 2023 | ISBN: 979-8-9877055-0-6
Photo by Molly Haley
About the Author
Born in Djibouti, Lerman Abdoulkader Waiss is a seventeen-year-old debut author who immigrated to the States as a young girl. Moving from Maine, she now lives in the Washington, D.C., area, where she’ll soon graduate high school. Lerman’s identity as a Muslim, immigrant woman shapes the passion she holds for aiding the Muslim community, and she begins this with her writing. Previously published in two anthologies from The Telling Room—Shadowboxing and Echoes from the Basement—Astur Unveiled is her first novel, written in the Young Emerging Authors program. You’ll find her always seeking adventure, flying around the world in search of new perspectives and ways of life, never failing to write as she soars.