What a treasure of a book, a romance of the sort Jane Austin herself would approve. Full of individual and well thought out characters who we learn to love as the story progresses.
Well written and pacey it’s very difficult to put this book down. It provides insight into arranged marriage, mosque and Indian culture and is brim full of a wonderful sense of community in which all the events of this novel unfold.
Khalid the awkward, pious Muslim with a rather overbearing mother meets Ayesha in a bar. His initial reaction is disgust at her being in a bar when he doesn’t drink himself, but later he reflects on the irony as he too is in that same bar, pushed into it by his work colleagues. This night changes everything and so the story begins.
The only slight criticism I have is that the paperback is printed in really small font and so a little tricky to read at times, but I am so glad I overcame that as this is truly a marvellous novel with a huge heart, leaving you wanting to know more about the community. I hope this isn’t the last we hear of Khalid and Ayesha.
I was provided with a free copy of this novel in exchange for an open and unbiased opinion.
Well written and pacey it’s very difficult to put this book down. It provides insight into arranged marriage, mosque and Indian culture and is brim full of a wonderful sense of community in which all the events of this novel unfold.
Khalid the awkward, pious Muslim with a rather overbearing mother meets Ayesha in a bar. His initial reaction is disgust at her being in a bar when he doesn’t drink himself, but later he reflects on the irony as he too is in that same bar, pushed into it by his work colleagues. This night changes everything and so the story begins.
The only slight criticism I have is that the paperback is printed in really small font and so a little tricky to read at times, but I am so glad I overcame that as this is truly a marvellous novel with a huge heart, leaving you wanting to know more about the community. I hope this isn’t the last we hear of Khalid and Ayesha.
I was provided with a free copy of this novel in exchange for an open and unbiased opinion.