The overall message is that there are many, many different kinds of love. What would you say is the overall message or the theme of this book?

I didn’t choose the genres, the genres chose me! The book is Literary Fiction under the sub-genres of Historical Fiction and Women’s Fiction. What genre is this book and why did you choose to make it so? There were no loud sirens or declarations to the East…just the whispers of their hearts. One was born there, and two were gently coaxed. This is the story of three women with ties to South Asia, a land they have been drawn to through their experiences and love lives. Whispers from the East was a title that I was excited about the moment it was presented to me. Plays on words and phrases that are catchy and memorable, in the hope it might entice a reader to look closer. The title was the result of a huge amount of brainstorming. How did the title of this book come about? I think every woman I have spoken with that is in this type of relationship will see a bit of herself in all the characters. None of the characters are based on any one person or experience. I felt like these stories needed to be heard. Some are wonderful, some are terrible, and some are just like any other relationship that doesn’t cross cultural and religious barriers. The stories I hear from the women who pass through and my friends who have committed to the group are amazing. I am a part of a support group for Western women who are born to non-Western born Muslim men. Where did the idea for Whispers from the East come from? I’m your host Toi Thomas, author of Eternal Curse, and today I’m sharing a special interview with author, Amie Ali, about her fiction book entitled, Whispers from the East. Greetings readers, bloggers, geeks, and authors and welcome to The ToiBox of Words.

Whispers from the East by Amie Ali