An American Brat: A Novel

Bapsi Sidhwa

Feroza Ginwalla, a pampered, protected 16-year-old Pakistani girl, is sent to America by her parents, who are alarmed by the fundamentalism overtaking Pakistan — and their daughter. Hoping that a few months with her uncle, an MIT grad student, will soften the girl’s rigid thinking, they get more than they bargained for: Feroza, enthralled by American culture and her new freedom, insists on staying. A bargain is struck, allowing Feroza to attend college with the understanding that she will return home and marry well. As a student in a small western town, Feroza’s perceptions of America, her homeland, and herself begin to alter. When she falls in love with and wants to marry a Jewish American, her family is aghast. Feroza realizes just how far she has come — and wonders how much further she can go. This delightful coming-of-age novel is both remarkably funny and a remarkably acute portrayal of America as seen through the eyes of a perceptive young immigrant.

• Print length ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1571310495
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1571310491
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1 pounds
• Reading age ‏ : ‎ 12 years and up
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 1 x 8.75 inches