Farzana Doctor Books in Order

Toronto psychologist Nasreen becomes the focus of a recently immigrated couple's secret fascinations. While Shaffiq takes objects from her office, his wife Salma finds herself attracted to Nasreen, entangling marital tensions with grief, identity, and unresolved desires.

Twenty years after a mistake caused his baby daughter's death, Ismail Boxwala remains isolated in Toronto. Connections with a grieving neighbor and a young queer activist challenge his withdrawal, bringing difficult demands and the possibility of a different kind of family.

Ameera works at a Mexican resort, keeping her sexual life separate from her demanding job until rumors threaten her employment. Questions about her absent father run alongside his own search for her, linking pleasure, loss, and unresolved family history.

On a trip to India, Sharifa researches a celebrated ancestor and discovers his four wives have been excluded from family history. Her inquiry intersects with a community dispute over female genital cutting, forcing her to reconsider loyalty, tradition, and resistance.

These poems examine midlife, separation, and the uncertainties of dating while confronting racism, misogyny, and female genital cutting. Personal reflections on love and desire question familiar expectations about women’s bodies, relationships, and the passage of time.

At a private boarding school in 1984, fifteen-year-old Zahabiya searches for belonging while senior student Leesa hides a painful secret. New teacher Nahla discovers a mysterious notebook, drawing their intertwined lives toward questions of bullying, prejudice, and solidarity.