Sofia Khan Is Not Obliged

Author : Ayisha Malik
Publisher : Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781785770043

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Sofia Khan is Not Obliged by Ayisha Malik Pdf

The Muslim Bridget Jones - the hilarious romantic comedy from the writer behind Nadiya Hussain's bestselling The Secret Lives of the Amir Sisters. Sofia Khan is single once more, after her sort-of-boyfriend proves just a little too close to his parents. And she'd be happy that way too, if her boss hadn't asked her to write a book about the weird and wonderful world of Muslim dating. Of course, even though she definitely isn't looking for love, to write the book she does need to do a little research . . . 'Snort-Diet-Coke-out-of-your-nostrils funny . . . will resonate with any woman who's looking for love' Sarra Manning, author of It Felt Like a Kiss 'Funny and sparky . . . a smart and acerbic romcom . . . Read Ayisha Malik's book: it's huge fun.' Jenny Colgan

Author : Ayisha Malik
Publisher : Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781785760723

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The Other Half of Happiness by Ayisha Malik Pdf

Sofia Khan is just married. But no-one told her life was going to be this way . . . Her living situation is in dire straits, her husband Conall is distant, and his annoyingly attractive colleague is ringing all sorts of alarm bells. When her mother forces them into a belated wedding ceremony (elopement: you can run, but you can't hide), Sofia wonders if it might be a chance to bring them together. But when it forces Conall to confess his darkest secret, it might just tear them apart. A book to make you smile, laugh and cry, this is the story of a mixed-race marriage and a mixed-up family, for anyone who's ever struggled to balance their pride with their principles, or stuck around to try to mend a broken heart. PRAISE FOR AYISHA MALIK 'Snort-diet-Coke-out-of-your-nostrils funny . . . will resonate with any woman who's looking for love' Red 'Funny and sparky . . . huge fun.' Jenny Colgan 'The feminist romantic comedy you've been waiting for' Elle 'Fun, fresh and funny' Mhairi McFarlane 'The perfect blend of comedy and romance' Independent

Author : Ayisha Malik
Publisher : Headline Review
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2022-04-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1472284577

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Sofia Khan and the Baby Blues by Ayisha Malik Pdf

Sofia Khan is going about everything the wrong way. She is twice-divorced, homeless and - worst of all - refusing to give up on a fostered baby girl. Sofia's just not behaving like a normal woman should. Sofia doesn't see it like that. She's planning to adopt Millie, and she's sure it'll be worth it

Author : AYISHA. MALIK
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1785769944

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SOFIA KHAN IS NOT OBLIGED. by AYISHA. MALIK Pdf

Author : Lyndon J. Dominique
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2007-10-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781460406137

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The Woman of Colour by Lyndon J. Dominique Pdf

The Woman of Colour is a unique literary account of a black heiress’ life immediately after the abolition of the British slave trade. Olivia Fairfield, the biracial heroine and orphaned daughter of a slaveholder, must travel from Jamaica to England, and as a condition of her father’s will either marry her Caucasian first cousin or become dependent on his mercenary elder brother and sister-in-law. As Olivia decides between these two conflicting possibilities, her letters recount her impressions of Britain and its inhabitants as only a black woman could record them. She gives scathing descriptions of London, Bristol, and the British, as well as progressive critiques of race, racism, and slavery. The narrative follows her life from the heights of her arranged marriage to its swift descent into annulment and destitution, only to culminate in her resurrection as a self-proclaimed “widow” who flouts the conventional marriage plot. The appendices, which include contemporary reviews of the novel, historical documents on race and inheritance in Jamaica, and examples of other women of colour in early British prose fiction, will further inspire readers to rethink issues of race, gender, class, and empire from an African woman’s perspective.

Author : Ayisha Malik
Publisher : Zaffre
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1785764500

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This Green and Pleasant Land by Ayisha Malik Pdf

The standout new novel by acclaimed author Ayisha Malik - perfect for fans of The Casual Vacancy, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and Middle England. Everyone has a place they call home. But who gets to decide where you belong? For years Bilal Hasham and his wife Mariam have lived contented, quiet lives in the sleepy rural village of Babbel's End. Now all that is about to change. On her deathbed, Bilal's mother reaches for his hand. Instead of whispering her final prayers, she gives him a task: build a mosque in his country village. Mariam is horrified by Bilal's plan. His friends and neighbours are unnerved. As outrage sweeps Babbel's End, battle lines are drawn. His mother's dying wish reveals deeper divisions in their village than Bilal had ever imagined. Soon Bilal is forced to choose between community and identity, between faith and friendship, between honouring his beloved mother's last wish and preserving what is held dear in the place that he calls home.

Author : Aisha Saeed
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-24
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780698185920

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Written in the Stars by Aisha Saeed Pdf

"A wonderfully complex love story unlike any you’ve read before. Saeed has given a novel that is both entertaining and important.”—Matt de la Peña, New York Times bestselling author This heart-wrenching novel explores what it is like to be thrust into an unwanted marriage. Has Naila’s fate been written in the stars? Or can she still make her own destiny? Naila’s conservative immigrant parents have always said the same thing: She may choose what to study, how to wear her hair, and what to be when she grows up—but they will choose her husband. Following their cultural tradition, they will plan an arranged marriage for her. And until then, dating—even friendship with a boy—is forbidden. When Naila breaks their rule by falling in love with Saif, her parents are livid. Convinced she has forgotten who she truly is, they travel to Pakistan to visit relatives and explore their roots. But Naila’s vacation turns into a nightmare when she learns that plans have changed—her parents have found her a husband and they want her to marry him, now! Despite her greatest efforts, Naila is aghast to find herself cut off from everything and everyone she once knew. Her only hope of escape is Saif . . . if he can find her before it’s too late.

Author : Marissa Clarke
Publisher : Entangled: Lovestruck
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781633755192

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Chance of A Lifetime by Marissa Clarke Pdf

Gen Richards is done being “the helpless blind girl.” Resurrecting her high-school bucket list that begins with “kiss a total stranger” seems just the thing...until she finds herself in a panty-melting lip lock with her big brother’s adrenaline-junky best friend. Chance Anderson thrives on adrenaline, but Genny’s the one risk he’s won’t take. His recklessness a decade ago landed her in the hospital and ejected him from her life. He’s bad for her and everyone knows it—especially her big brother. Chance reluctantly helps Gen complete her bucket list in order to keep her out of trouble. But running through a freezing fountain, playing spin the bottle while fending off a mad horde of stinging insects, and skinny dipping with homicidal attack swans don’t hold a candle to the real danger: falling for the one person he can never have. Each book in the Anderson Brothers series is a standalone, full-length story that can be enjoyed out of order. Series Order: Book #1 Sleeping with the Boss Book #2 Neighbors with Benefits Book #3 Chance of a Lifetime

Author : Randa Abdel-Fattah
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780545050562

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Ten Things I Hate about Me by Randa Abdel-Fattah Pdf

Jamie just wants to fit in. She doesn't want to be seen as a stereotypical Muslim girl named Jamilah, so she does everything possible to hide that part of herself, even if it means keeping her friends at a distance. But when the cutest boy in school asks her out and her friends start to wonder about her life outside of school, suddenly her secrets are threatened. Jamie has to figure out how to be both Jamie and Jamilah before she loses everything...

Author : Gloria Naylor
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2005-06-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101656174

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The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor Pdf

The National Book Award-winning novel—and contemporary classic—that launched the brilliant career of Gloria Naylor “[A] shrewd and lyrical portrayal of many of the realities of black life . . . Miss Naylor bravely risks sentimentality and melodrama to write her compassion and outrage large, and she pulls it off triumphantly.” —The New York Times Book Review This e-book includes a foreword by Tayari Jones. In her heralded first novel, Gloria Naylor weaves together the stories of seven women living in Brewster Place, a bleak-inner city sanctuary, creating a powerful, moving portrait of the strengths, struggles, and hopes of black women in America. Vulnerable and resilient, openhanded and openhearted, these women forge their lives in a place that in turn threatens and protects—a common prison and a shared home. Naylor renders both loving and painful human experiences with simple eloquence and uncommon intuition. Adapted into a 1989 ABC miniseries starring Oprah Winfrey, The Women of Brewster Place is a touching and unforgettable read.

Author : Nadiya Hussain
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780008192273

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The Secret Lives of the Amir Sisters by Nadiya Hussain Pdf

‘Breezy, funny and winning’ Daily Mail ‘Packed with humour and warmth’ Heat 5* ‘A lovely story about family, faith and self-acceptance’Red magazine * * * * *

Author : Behzad Yaghmaian
Publisher : Delta
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2006-10-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780553382945

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Embracing the Infidel by Behzad Yaghmaian Pdf

An eye-opening personal account of an epic human drama, Embracing the Infidel takes us on an astounding journey along a modern-day underground railroad that stretches from Istanbul to Paris. In this groundbreaking book, Iranian-American Behzad Yaghmaian has done what no other writer has managed to do–as he enters the world of Muslim migrants and tells their extraordinary stories of hope for a new life in the West. In a tent city in Greece, they huddle together. Men and women from Iraq, Sudan, Afghanistan, Iran, and other countries. Most have survived war and brutal imprisonment, political and social persecution. Some have faced each other in battle, and all share a powerful desire for freedom. Behzad Yaghmaian lived among them, listened to their hopes, dreams, and fears–and now he weaves together dozens of their stories of yearning, persecution, and unwavering faith. We meet Uncle Suleiman, an Iraqi veteran of the Iran-Iraq war; once imprisoned by Saddam Hussein, he is now a respected elder of a ramshackle tent city in Athens, offering comfort and community to his fellow travelers…Purya, who fled Iran only to fall into the clutches of human smugglers and survive beatings and torture in Bulgaria…and Shahroukh Khan, an Afghan teenager whose world at home was shattered twice–once by the Taliban and again by American bombs–but whose story turns on a single moment of awakening and love in the courtyard of a Turkish mosque. A chronicle of husbands separated from wives, children from parents, Embracing the Infidel is a portrait of men and women moving toward a promised land they may never reach–and away from a world to which they cannot return. It is an unforgettable tale of heartbreak and prejudice, courage, heroism, and hope.

Author : Randa Abdel-Fattah
Publisher : Scholastic UK
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781407148120

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Does My Head Look Big in This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah Pdf

Don't panic - I'm Islamic! Amal is a 16-year-old Melbourne teen with all the usual obsessions about boys, chocolate and Cosmo magazine. She's also a Muslim, struggling to honour the Islamic faith in a society that doesn't understand it. The story of her decision to "shawl up" is funny, surprising and touching by turns.

Author : Randa Abdel-Fattah
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2017-05-09
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781338118674

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The Lines We Cross by Randa Abdel-Fattah Pdf

A remarkable story about the power of tolerance from one of the most important voices in contemporary Muslim literature, critically acclaimed author Randa Abdel-Fattah. Michael likes to hang out with his friends and play with the latest graphic design software. His parents drag him to rallies held by their anti-immigrant group, which rails against the tide of refugees flooding the country. And it all makes sense to Michael.Until Mina, a beautiful girl from the other side of the protest lines, shows up at his school, and turns out to be funny, smart -- and a Muslim refugee from Afghanistan. Suddenly, his parents' politics seem much more complicated.Mina has had a long and dangerous journey fleeing her besieged home in Afghanistan, and now faces a frigid reception at her new prep school, where she is on scholarship. As tensions rise, lines are drawn. Michael has to decide where he stands. Mina has to protect herself and her family. Both have to choose what they want their world to look like.

Author : Ayisha Malik
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2022-07-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781472279330

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The Movement by Ayisha Malik Pdf

'Original, clever, insightful and packs a hell of a feminist punch. I loved it' Joanne Harris With words come power. But do you speak out or shut up? Everywhere Sara Javed goes - online or outside - everyone is shouting about something. Couldn't they all just shut up? One day she takes her own advice. At first people don't understand her silence and are politely confused at best. But the last thing Sara could anticipate is becoming the figurehead of a global movement that splits society in two. The Silent Movement sparks outrage in its opposers. Global structures start to shift. And the lives of those closest to Sara - as well as strangers inspired by her act - begin to unravel. It's time for the world to reconsider what it means to have a voice. A sharply observed novel, charged with compassion and dark wit, that will spark important conversations about how we live, relate and communicate now. #SILENCEISPOWER 'A revelation and a revolution' Kasim Ali 'An explosive work of art, bold and brilliant' Sairish Hussain 'Ayisha Malik started at a high point and just gets better all the time. I loved this book, with its subtle satire and memorable characters' Louis de Bernières --- ⭐ READERS ARE CAPTIVATED BY THE MOVEMENT ⭐ 'Perfect for the times we are living in... I just couldn't put it down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Brilliant and thrilling... lots of thought-provoking ideas about our modern lives' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This will be a novel that stays with me' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'An acerbic examination of the world we now live in, written with fierce intelligence and a sharp eye' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐