Ayesha at Last
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- 35,00 kr
Publisher Description
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One of Publishers Weekly Best Romance Books of 2019!
A modern-day Muslim Pride and Prejudice for a new generation of love.
Ayesha Shamsi has a lot going on. Her dreams of being a poet have been set aside for a teaching job so she can pay off her debts to her wealthy uncle. She lives with her boisterous Muslim family and is always being reminded that her flighty younger cousin, Hafsa, is close to rejecting her one hundredth marriage proposal. Though Ayesha is lonely, she doesn't want an arranged marriage. Then she meets Khalid, who is just as smart and handsome as he is conservative and judgmental. She is irritatingly attracted to someone who looks down on her choices and who dresses like he belongs in the seventh century.
When a surprise engagement is announced between Khalid and Hafsa, Ayesha is torn between how she feels about the straightforward Khalid and the unsettling new gossip she hears about his family. Looking into the rumors, she finds she has to deal with not only what she discovers about Khalid, but also the truth she realizes about herself.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Uzma Jalaluddin's debut novel gives Muslim life in Toronto a witty Pride and Prejudice twist. The deeply conservative Khalid is like Mr. Darcy with a long beard, white robe, and a rock-steady faith in both his religion and his mother’s skill at finding the perfect wife. Instead, in barges the headstrong, outspoken Ayesha and her rambunctious extended family. Ayesha at Last is an endearing contemporary love story that doubles as a hilarious, totally relatable tale of family bonds and tradition.
