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What if your name decided your whole life?
Jariha is ten years old, and already she feels like she's been marked. Her name - which means wounded - sets her apart from the shiny, perfect girls in her class.
At school, she hides behind her brown jacket. At home, no one listens. And when her only friend Nora starts drifting away, Jariha meets Jamila - the new girl with the kind of beauty and confidence that fills every room.
What begins as a slow, quiet friendship becomes something deeper... and more complicated.
Spanning ten years of heartbreaks, betrayals, girlhood and silence, "Jariha" is a coming-of-age novel about the wounds we carry, the names we inherit, and the strength it takes to write your own meaning.
This book follows Jariha through her childhood and teenage years, showing how her quiet, complicated friendship with Jamila slowly grows into something deep, fragile, and unforgettable.
"A bond stronger than friendship, deeper than first love - and harder to name."