Shush Books

＂Real. Raw. Sapphire is a fast-paced novella about the shame and ridicule Bengali women endure where marriage is concerned...showing how, as Muslims, culture does us more harm than good.＂ - Kataru Yahya, Author of Home Is a Silhouette

Neela’s life changes the day she meetsSharaf at a fair in the sprawling markets of Bangladesh. Before she knows it, her life is sapphire.

K. Mostafa is a Bangladeshi author and began her writing journey as an avid reader. After many years, she started sharing her written work on Wattpad as a teenager to spend her free time. Her book Sapphire has since garnered over 100k reads and was featured as a Wattpad Short Story. While writing started as a hobby for K. Mostafa, it has now become a passion. Born and raised in a chaotic desi family, her favorite topics to explore as an author are complicated family ties and cultural traditions knee-deep in religious misconceptions. When she is not writing, K. Mostafa enjoys slow mornings, cooking for her family, and taking care of her plants. She’s an extreme introvert who’s married to the most extroverted man.