Interlink, Fall 2025
“Sahar Mustafah’s masterful time-travel piece, “The House with Blue Shutters,” embodies the best of this collection…” NewCity Lit
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“What I’d love for readers to go away with is a sense of our shared humanity.”
"The indelible story of a Palestinian-American woman whose life is torn apart by loss, finds solace in her faith, and faces a violent threat that tests how far she has come. Sahar Mustafah writes about family and community with compassion and sensitivity. The Beauty of Your Face is a gift to readers."
— Laila Lalami, author of The Other Americans
“The Beauty of Your Face is a striking and stirring debut, one that reaches its hands straight into the fire. Sahar Mustafah writes with wisdom and grace about the unthinkable, the unspeakable, and the unspoken.”
— Rebecca Makkai, Pulitzer finalist for The Great Believers
"Mustafah writes with a grace and precision that shows a deep understanding for the ways trauma can distort a life. The Beauty of Your Face is a richly empathetic work about the power of faith, family, and love."
— Maurice Carlos Ruffin, author of We Cast a Shadow
"Rich with details of Islamic faith and Arab culture, The Beauty of Your Face is an insightful and beautifully-drawn study of the complexity of being an American Muslim immigrant. This compelling novel brilliantly challenges the notion of a unified religious and ethnic narrative while laying bare the most universal of desires: for love, acceptance, and belonging.”
— Rajia Hassib, author of In the Language of Miracles