Ayesha at Last

s Book of the Year and a Mirror Best Books to Read This Summer pick.
Ayesha Shamsi is a modern-day Muslim Pride and Prejudice, with hijabs instead of top hats and kurtas instead of corsets. She meets Khalid, a conservative and judgmental man, and they are far too different to be a good match.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 04 April 2019
Publisher: Atlantic Books

s Book of the Year for 2019,A Mirror s Best Books to Read This Summer pick,and a New York Times Notable Book
Winner of the 2019 Hearst Big Books Award - Cosmopolitan's Book of the Year

A Mirror's Best Books to Read This Summer pick, and a New York Times Notable Book

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.

Weight: 244g
Dimension: 194 x 175 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781786497949
Edition number: Main