This Way Out, Tufayel Ahmed
This Way Out, Tufayel Ahmed
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This Way Out

Author: Tufayel Ahmed

Narrator: Rohan Rakhit

Unabridged: 11 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/01/2022


Synopsis

It’s time everyone knew the truth, and what better way to announce you’re getting married (and gay) than on your family WhatsApp group?Amar can’t wait to tell everyone his wonderful news: he’s found The One, and he’s getting married. But it turns out announcing his engagement on a group chat might not have been the best way to let his strict Muslim Bangladeshi family know that his happy-ever-after partner is a man—and a white man at that.Amar expected a reaction from his four siblings, but his bombshell sends shockwaves throughout the community and begins to fracture their family unit, already fragile from the death of their mother. Suddenly Amar is questioning everything he once believed in: his faith, his culture, his family, his mother’s love—and even his relationship with Joshua. Amar was sure he knew what love meant, but was he just plain wrong?He’s never thought of his relationship with Joshua as a love story—they just fit together, like two halves of a whole. But if they can reconcile their differences with Amar’s culture, could there be hope for his relationship with his family too? And could this whole disaster turn into a love story after all?

About Tufayel Ahmed

Tufayel Ahmed is a journalist and lecturer who proudly hails from the streets of Tower Hamlets, East London. He has written for Newsweek, Vice, CNN, the Independent and more. This is his first novel. To find out more, visit his website, tufayel.co, or find him on Twitter @tufayel and on Instagram @tufayelahmed.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Pierre on August 07, 2022

3.5* I'm very, very conflicted about this one so I shall require a few days to think things over... So it's been a couple of days and I finally feel comfortable enough to sit my ass down and write a proper review, or as proper as I could get, about This Way Out. I'm still very much conflicted about thi......more

Goodreads review by Romina on June 19, 2022

Loss, love and family This is the story of Amar a scared, greving, gay, Muslim, Bangladeshi, born in London guy. That is, after 3 years, trying to come to terms with the passing of his mother. He's in a committed, loving and extremely supportive relationship with Joshua (his religion is never mention......more

Goodreads review by Christie on June 01, 2022

Amazon first read Received this book as an Amazon first and honestly it’s not a typical storyline I usually ready but the blurb hooked me in and I read this in a day.......more

Goodreads review by Vix on June 02, 2022

I got this as an Amazon First Read and can't recommend it enough. Heartbreaking, heartwarming and uplifting - I genuinely couldn't put it down and read it in a day. I laughed, cried and didn't want it to finish.......more


Quotes

“Narrator Rohan Rahkit adds depth to Amar's soul-searching as he tries to please his family and stay true to his faith and himself. Will resonate with anyone seeking to reconcile the intersections in their own lives. Romance is central, but Ahmed's novel will also appeal to those interested in family conflict.” Library JournalThis Way Out explores the vastness and intricacy of intercultural relationships alongside religious and spiritual reconnection, mental health, and masculinity in South Asian, Muslim, and LGBTQIA+ cultures, and the power of inclusion and a found family amid love, loss, growth, and change.” Booklist“It’s fascinating, absorbing, and vital!” —Matt Cain, author of The Secret Life of Albert Entwistlex and Becoming Ted