Based on her popular Instagram @Hatecopy and her experience in a South Asian immigrant family, artist Maria Qamar has created a humorous, illustrated â€œsurvival guideâ€ to deal with

Trust No Aunty

Based on her popular Instagram @Hatecopy and her experience in a South Asian immigrant family, artist Maria Qamar has created a humorous, illustrated â€œsurvival guideâ€ to deal with overbearing â€œAunties,â€ whether theyâ€™re family members, annoying neighbors, or just some random ladies throwing black magic your way.

Weâ€™ve all experienced interference from our Auntiesâ€”they are at family parties and friendly get-togethers, finding ways to make your life difficult, trying to get you to marry their sons, and telling you to lose weight while simultaneously feeding you a second dinnerâ€”and it has stunted our social growth and embarrassed us in front of our friends and cool cousins for years.

This tongue-in-cheek guide is full of advice designed to help you manage Aunty meddling and encourages you to pursue your passionsâ€”from someone who has been through it all. Qamar confesses to throwing sweatshirts over crop-tops to get out of the house without being questioned, hiding her boyfriend in a closet, and enduring overbearing parents endless pressuring her to become a doctor, lawyer, or engineer.

Holding onto your cultural identity is tough. Always interfering Aunties make it even harder. But ultimately, Aunties keep our lives interesting. As an Aunty-survivor and a woman who has lived the cross-cultural experience, Qamar defied the advice of her aunties almost every step of the way, and she is here to remind you: Trust No Aunty.
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Gallery Books
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9781501154737
ReleaseDate 2017-08-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781501154737

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Gallery Books
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9781501154737
ReleaseDate	2017-08-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781501154737

Trust No Aunty

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