Much Ado About Nada
"The contemporary take on Persuasion I've been waiting for" EMILY HENRY
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'In a word: brilliant' New York Times
'Much Ado About Nada is the contemporary take on Persuasion that I've been waiting for. Jalaluddin expertly balances explorations of family, faith, and love in a smart and authentic way. I am such a fan' EMILY HENRY
Once they were sweethearts, now they're strangers.
Worse than strangers - practically enemies.
But will a chance encounter offer Nada and Baz a second chance at love?
Nada Syed is stuck. At twenty-eight, she's living with her parents and mourning the failure of her start-up baby, which failed because of a double-crossing business partner.
Nada's best friend Haleema is determined to pry her from her shell - and what better place than at the giant annual Muslim conference? And did Haleema mention that Baz will be there?
What Haleema doesn't know is that Nada and Baz have a secret history. And in their chance encounter at the conference, that history comes hurtling at Nada, bringing a moment of reckoning. Will Nada find a way to let go of the past but hold onto her dreams?
Everyone is raving about Uzma Jalaluddin:
'Warm, witty and utterly charming. I'll read anything Uzma Jalaluddin writes' KATE QUINN
'Perfection! Uzma Jalaluddin is one of the best writers in romance today, and this gorgeous book proves it' SARAH MACLEAN
'Uzma Jalaluddin has a remarkable gift for breathing new life into classic romantic plots' KATE HILTON
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Jalaluddin's delightful latest (after Hana Khan Carries On) puts a rom-com spin on Jane Austen's Persuasion. Nada Syed works hard to launch the "Ask Apa" app, designed to offer sisterly advice to Toronto's Muslim community, but a dishonest business partner undermines her efforts, forcing her to return to an engineering job she hates. As she approaches her 30th birthday, Nada is grappling both with this professional disappointment and with mounting parental pressure to find a spouse. To lift her spirits, Nada's best friend, Haleema, takes her to Deen&Dunya, an annual Muslim convention ("like Comic-Con, except with hijabs"), for the weekend. There, Nada will finally meet Haleema's fiancé, Zayn, and grudgingly participate in a speed-dating event. Upon arriving, however, Nada's shocked to learn that Zayn's brother is Baz Haq, whom she's known since grade school and with whom she had an intense on-and-off relationship in college. As Nada navigates the convention, she and Baz try to conceal their romantic history from their loved ones while grappling with their unresolved emotions and simmering sexual tension. Jalaluddin makes their rekindling romance positively swoonworthy, and interfering family members and rich cultural detail add to this romance's power. Austenite or not, readers will be swept away.
