Jasmin Kaur

Kiran flees her home in Punjab for a fresh start in Canada after a sexual assault leaves her pregnant. But overstaying her visa and living undocumented brings its own perils for both her and her daughter, Sahaara. Sahaara would do anything to protect her mother. When she learns the truth about Kiran’s past, she feels compelled to seek justice — even if it means challenging a powerful and dangerous man.

The six sections of the book explore what it means to be a young woman living in a world that doesn’t always hear her, telling the story of Kiran as she flees a history of trauma and raises her daughter, Sahaara, while living undocumented in North America. You can continue this story in the follow-up book, If I Tell You the Truth.