15 Books by Muslim American Authors That Need to Be on Your Radar

Madras on Rainy Days tells the story of Layla and Sameer, who have just begun an arranged marriage in India. Layla enters the marriage after spending half of her life in America and, after taking a lover there, pregnant. Her partner Sameer accepts her for who she is — because he has a gay lover of his own. The novel follows Layla's journey to separate patriarchal traditions from the egalitarian message of Islam, and to truly understand herself and her culture.