In such stories, if a guy and a girl fall in love, they cannot just start seeing each other for dinner or a movie, they cannot move in to live with each other, and most importantly, they cannot have any physical contact of any kind.

Ali, Amirah, and their communities look like they are living on an island away from their surroundings. After Ali's mother dies unexpectedly and his father's business falters, the family moves from Hertfordshire in the British countryside to a council flat in South London. They are different from others in their community at the start of the novel as they have dreams of doing something beyond marriage. I like that approach, because some incidents in the book are told twice but from different perspectives, and that is exactly how some aspects of our lives get interpreted in different ways, as people look at things from their own perspectives. Her work explores themes of identity, belonging, faith, respect for difference and, ultimately, pride in all that makes each of us unique.Na'ima divides her time between London and Cairo, Egypt, and dreams of living on a farm with her own horses. Apart from Amirah interacting with her arts teacher, there is no other communication between this Muslim community and the diverse group of people living in London. Soon, their father’s business got into trouble which made them move from a country in south England to London temporarily, and rent out their house till their father’s business picks up again. Then out of the blue, Amira announces that she's dating someone and might move cross-country with him.

At high school, her loves included performing arts, public speaking and writing stories that shocked her teachers!She Wore Red Trainers tells the story of Amirah and Ali, high school students who come from different backgrounds and circumstances.