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  • Tahira in Bloom

  • A Novel
  • By: Farah Heron
  • Narrated by: Anita Kalathara
  • Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (17 ratings)

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Tahira in Bloom

By: Farah Heron
Narrated by: Anita Kalathara
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Publisher's summary

Life is full of surprises in a winning novel about a girl dreaming big during one unexpected small-town summer.

When seventeen-year-old aspiring designer Tahira Janmohammad’s coveted fashion internship falls through, her parents have a Plan B. Tahira will work in her aunt’s boutique in the small town of Bakewell, the flower capital of Ontario. It’s only for the summer, and she’ll get the experience she needs for her college application. Plus her best friend is coming along. It won’t be that bad.

But she just can’t deal with Rowan Johnston, the rude, totally obsessive garden-nerd next door with frayed cutoffs and terrible shoes. Not to mention his sharp jawline, smoldering eyes, and soft lips. So irritating. Rowan is also just the plant-boy Tahira needs to help win the Bakewell flower-arranging contest - an event that carries clout in New York City, of all places. And with designers, of all people. Connections that she needs!

No one is more surprised than Tahira to learn that floral design is almost as great as fashion design. And Rowan? Turns out he’s more than ironic shirts and soil under the fingernails. Tahira’s about to find out what she’s really made of - and made for. Because here in the middle of nowhere, Tahira is just beginning to bloom.

©2021 by Farah Heron. (P)2021 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.
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Critic reviews

“Narrator Anita Kalathara's inflections convey contention between urban and rural teens.… Kalathara's youthful voice brings out the teen's personality…. This lesson on acceptance and community is a light listen (with some expletives) suitable for teen/young adult listeners.” AudioFile Magazine

“…the exact kind of YA fiction I would’ve loved to read in high school when I was shaping my ideas about love and who I wanted to be. Heron’s newest book is filled with great lessons about staying true to yourself and what you want…” USA Today

“As she does in her books for adults, Heron draws on her own Indian Tanzanian Canadian Muslim identity, and details of close-knit, transnational community enrich this YA debut. The book’s memorable secondary characters—including Nilusha, Tahira’s wise and compassionate mentor, and Juniper, Rowan’s sweet younger sister—help Tahira stay true to herself in this entertaining enemies-to-lovers rom-com.” Publishers Weekly

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