{"product_id":"a-dutiful-boy-a-memoir-of-secrets-lies-and-family-love-9781529112207","title":"A Dutiful Boy: A Memoir of Secrets, Lies and Family Love","description":"'A beautifully written, heartrending story of a young gay man's journey, liberation and love. A real page-turner that sparks with humanity and hope'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLord Michael Cashman\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA coming of age memoir about growing up queer in a strict Muslim household.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMohsin grew up in a poor pocket of east London, in a devout shia Muslim community. His family were close-knit and religiously conservative. From a young age, Mohsin felt different but in a home where being gay was inconceivable he also felt very alone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOutside of home Mohsin went to a failing inner city school where gang violence was a fact of life. As he grew up life didn't seem to offer teenage Mohsin any choices: he was disenfranchised from opportunity and isolated from his family as a closet gay Muslim. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Mohsin had incredible drive and became the first person from his school to go to Oxford University. At university came the newfound freedom to become the man his parents never wanted him to be. But when he was confronted by his father and a witch doctor invited to 'cure' him Mohsin had to make a difficult choice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMohsin's story takes harrowing turns but it is full of life and humour, and, ultimately, it is an inspiring story about breaking through life's barriers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for A Dutiful Boy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003ci\u003eA Dutiful Boy \u003c\/i\u003edelivers an intimate account of the anguish of one man's gay, Muslim, coming-of-age story, and reveals something important about us all in the process'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAfua Hirsch\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The moving personal story of a gay Muslim's tribulations and triumphs at the interface of family, faith and freedom, told with great candour and eloquence'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Tatchell\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'I can't recommend \u003ci\u003eA Dutiful Boy \u003c\/i\u003eenough, I couldn't put it down. A journey of self discovery, longing, triumph and hope. I fell in love with Mohsin, I imagine you will too'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuzi Ruffell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMohsin Zaid\u003c\/b\u003ei grew up in a devout Muslim community in East London. He was the first person from his school to go to Oxford University where he studied law. Mohsin has worked at a UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague and at the UK's Supreme Court. Today he is a criminal barrister at one of the top chambers in the country and works on a number of high profile cases. He is an advocate for LGBT rights, BAME representation and social mobility. He is on the board of Stonewall, the UK's biggest LGBT rights charity and is a governor of his former secondary school. Mohsin appears as a commentator on \u003ci\u003eSky News\u003c\/i\u003e and has previously written for\u003ci\u003e Newsweek\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641515479314,"sku":"9781529112207","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8122889d-b8e1-4248-9b12-581551ec21fa.jpg?v=1733021132","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-dutiful-boy-a-memoir-of-secrets-lies-and-family-love-9781529112207","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}