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Love & Friendship

Talking to the Moon

Talking to the Moon

Sherin Nagib (Written by), Moon Notes (Edited by)

  • Moving first-person story of a hijabi.
  • Highly topical: diversity, empowerment, critique of racism.
  • A college romance filled with love and music: butterflies in your tummy guaranteed.


“With every line of my song, I lose my heart to you a bit more …”

Judy is totally fired up when her uni holds a competition with a recording contract as the prize. She’s long wanted to have a career as a songwriter. But before she can even enter the competition, a racist lecturer manages to make her doubt her own talent. However, she then meets Jaad, who is himself a musician, and finds herself confiding in him. He, too, faces big challenges because of his background. After coffee dates beneath the Californian sun and evening music practices, more than just moving love songs start to develop between Jaad and Judy. But will Jaad really be there for Judy when she needs him most?

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Age 16+
Love & Friendship

Product details

  • ISBN: 978-3-96976-042-0
  • Published: 11.09.2023
  • Length: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Moon Notes

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Sherin Nagib

Sherin Nagib was born in 1991 and studied American Studies, among other things. The daughter of an Egyptian-American father and a German mother, she spent part of her early childhood in San Francisco. She loves to travel throughout world history in her stories. With her debut "Talking to the Moon", she…

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Moon Notes

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