Ayesha at Last

A modern-day Muslim Pride and Prejudice for a new generation of love.

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 who dresses like he belongs in the seventh century.

When a surprise engagement is announced between Khalid and Hafsa, Ayesha is torn between how she feels about the straightforward Khalid and the unsettling new gossip she hears about his family. Looking into the rumors, she finds she has to deal with not only what she discovers about Khalid, but also the truth she realizes about herself.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Berkley Books
Published: 06/04/2019
ISBN: 9781984802798
Pages: 368
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.30w x 1.00d

Review Citations: Booklist 04/15/2019 pg. 30
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2019 pg. 28
Publishers Weekly 04/01/2019
School Library Journal 05/01/2019 pg. 38
Library Journal 06/07/2019 pg. 1