Sadia Shepard at Queens Library

Thursday, 25 September 2008 22:45

JAMAICA, NY - During the month of October, Queens Library celebrates the rich history of people retelling tales of the past, and making them come alive today. On Saturday, October 25 at 2:30 p.m., author and documentary filmmaker Sadia Shepard, daughter of a Pakistani Muslim mother and a Caucasian American Protestant father, discusses her memoir on her search for identity, The Girl from Foreign , at Queens Library at Glen Oaks, 256-04 Union Turnpike; 718-831-8636. Admission is free.

Ms. Shepard will share the revelation that her Muslim grandmother was actually Jewish, part of Bene Israel in Mombai (Bombay), India. American, Pakistani, Indian; Muslim, Protestant, Jewish— these are the threads that run through her memoir. Her trip to India to discover her roots and search for her sense of self will be discussed and shown in a clip from her documentary film. Books will be available for sale and signing and refreshments will be served.

Join us for this fascinating book talk for October is Storytelling Month at Queens Library.

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