Winner of the 2019 Hearst Big Books Award - Cosmopolitan''s Book of the Year
A Mirror ''Best Books to Read This Summer'' pick
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A big-hearted, captivating, modern-day Muslim Pride and Prejudice, with hijabs instead of top hats and kurtas instead of corsets.
Ayesha Shamsi has a lot going on. Her dreams of being a poet have been overtaken by a demanding teaching job. Her boisterous Muslim family, and numerous (interfering) aunties, are professional naggers. And her flighty young cousin, about to reject her one hundredth marriage proposal, is a constant reminder that Ayesha is still single.
Ayesha might be a little lonely, but the one thing she doesn''t want is an arranged marriage. And then she meets Khalid... How could a man so conservative and judgmental (and, yes, smart and annoyingly handsome) have wormed his way into her thoughts so quickly?
As for Khalid, he''s happy the way he is; his mother will find him a suitable bride. But why can''t he get the captivating, outspoken Ayesha out of his mind? They''re far too different to be a good match, surely...
''A clever homage to Jane Austen''s Pride and Prejudice that you''ll love, even if you never got round to reading the original.'' Cosmopolitan
