Land of No Regrets
Canada

Land of No Regrets

by Sadi Muktadir

Identity & Belonging Mystery Fiction Dark Academia 2024

Summary

At an Islamic boarding school in rural Ontario, four teenage boys navigate the boundaries between faith, friendship, and freedom. When they stumble upon the diary of a girl who attended the school decades earlier, her words awaken new possibilities and inspire a daring plan to escape. As their secret grows, each boy must confront his own beliefs, desires, and fears about the world beyond the school gates. Blending humour with tenderness, Land of No Regrets explores the challenges of growing up between tradition and independence, asking what it means to belong to a community while finding the courage to forge your own path.

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Canada
North America
About the author
Sadi Muktadir
Sadi Muktadir

Sadi Muktadir is a Toronto-based writer whose fiction explores identity, belonging, and the complexities of growing up between cultures. A second-generation immigrant, he has published short stories in literary magazines including Joyland, The Humber Literary Review, and Ricepaper. His work has earned recognition in several literary competitions, including the Thomas Morton Memorial Prize for Literary Excellence and the Malahat Review’s Open Season Awards. Muktadir also works as an editor. His debut novel, Land of No Regrets (2024), follows four Muslim teenagers navigating faith, friendship, and the restrictions of boarding-school life in rural Ontario. Blending humour with emotional depth, the novel examines the tension between religious expectations and personal freedom, offering a nuanced portrait of young people trying to discover who they are.

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Published
2024
Author
Sadi Muktadir