{"product_id":"ayesha-at-last-paperback","title":"Ayesha at Last (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2019 Hearst Big Books Award - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e's Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eMirror\u003c\/i\u003e 'Best Books to Read This Summer' pick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n______________\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cb\u003eA big-hearted, captivating, modern-day Muslim \u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e, with hijabs instead of top hats and kurtas instead of corsets.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nAyesha 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.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nAyesha 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?\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nAs 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...\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cb\u003e'A clever homage to Jane Austen's\u003ci\u003e Pride and Prejudice \u003c\/i\u003ethat you'll love, even if you never got round to reading the original.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Uzma Jalaluddin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67795769196825,"sku":"9781786497949","price":59.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1012\/7844\/9945\/files\/54392_611e439c0d06d8.52662371_9781786497949.jpg?v=1791940373","url":"https:\/\/bigbadbooksale.co.za\/products\/ayesha-at-last-paperback","provider":"bigbadbooksale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}