![]() ![]() ![]() A glittering world filled with unforgettable characters. The Italian housekeeper and his long-lost American starlet the producer who once brought them together, and his assistant. Jalaluddin's debut is a Muslim love story that navigates the intersections of identity, religion, culture, tradition, familial expectations, and personal dreams.Ī novel that spans fifty years. They can't help falling in love, even though Khalid is expected to follow through with the marriage that his mother is arranging for him-to Ayesha's cousin. Ayesha and Khalid's mutual attraction wins out over their initial misconceptions of each other. Taken hostage by a failed bank robber while attending an open house, eight anxiety-prone strangers-including a redemption-seeking bank director, two couples who would fix their marriages, and a plucky octogenarian-discover their unexpected common traits.Ī contemporary spin on Pride and Prejudice. When her new husband is arrested and imprisoned for a crime she knows he did not commit, a rising artist takes comfort in a longtime friendship, only to encounter unexpected challenges in resuming her life when her husband's sentence is suddenly overturned. Antonia has always sought direction in the literature she loves-lines from her favorite authors play in her head like a soundtrack-but now she finds that the world demands more of her than words. And then more jolts: her bighearted but unstable sister disappears, and Antonia returns home one evening to find a pregnant, undocumented teenager on her doorstep. She has just retired from the college where she taught English when her beloved husband, Sam, suddenly dies. Antonia Vega, the immigrant writer at the center of Afterlife, has had the rug pulled out from under her. ![]()
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