It doesn’t help that her younger cousin Hafsa, is a bit of a flirt and somewhat flighty. Now in her mid-twenties, she knows that her duty as an obedient daughter/grand-daughter/niece is to work hard to repay her uncle for his financial support, help her mother to support their family, and do whatever she can to be a role model for her young cousins. Although Ayesha loved poetry, partially due to her grandfather and his love of Shakespeare, she knew that it would be impossible to make a career as a poet so she studied education. Ayesha’s mother, although grieving the loss of her beloved husband, studied nursing and embarked upon a medical career.
Fortunately, for Ayesha and her family, her mother’s older brother resided in Canada and was able to provide them not only with housing but with financial support. 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.Īyesha Shamsi, along with her mother, maternal grandparents, and younger brother, immigrated to Canada when she was a child after her father’s death during a riot. She is irritatingly attracted to someone who looks down on her choices and dresses like he belongs in the seventh century.Īyesha is torn between how she feels about the straightforward Khalid and the unsettling new gossip she hears about his family.
Then she meets Khalid who is just as smart and handsome as he is conservative and judgmental.
Though Ayesha is lonely, she doesn’t want an arranged marriage. 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. 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. A modern-day Muslim Pride and Prejudice for a new generation of love.Īyesha Shamsi has a lot going on.
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