Ayesha at Last

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Call Number: Adult Book / Fiction / General / Jalaluddin, Uzma
On Shelf At: Malletts Creek Branch, Traverwood Branch

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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 dresses like he belongs in the seventh century.

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Amusing, Romantic, Provocative submitted by sVfGI7Glt2pz7GZgVB90 on August 20, 2020, 11:55am This is a "Pride and Prejudice" retelling set in the Muslim society in Toronto. The central character is what the author calls a 'visible Muslim'. Without ever pandering, this book makes the adventure within reach ... something we need so much more of in our humanity and on our shelves.