Reputation: 'Thought-provoking, insightful and relevant to contemporary debate.’ – Clare Kane, author of Dragons in Shallow Waters

In early noughties Trinidad, Asiyah, a young Muslim woman embarks on a clandestine relationship with Cisco, her older, irreligious landlord, also a single father of two. Defying her family’s warnings and expectations, she realigns her spiritual compass to be with her lover. But when her reputation is threatened by a stranger with a vendetta, and her affair becomes a difficult entanglement to escape, Asiyah must face a make-or-break reckoning to reclaim what is hers.

‘A fascinating exploration of faith, family and female independence … Thought-provoking, insightful and relevant to contemporary debate.’ – Clare Kane, author of Dragons in Shallow Waters

*‘*A tour-de-force and a fascinating debut that leaves us rooting for Asiyah’s quest and projecting our hopes onto it.’–Nacho Mbaeliachi

‘The polarity of a first love and sexual experience juxtaposed with the losing of innocence and the making of a woman … stepping into her power.’ – Naz Khan