{"product_id":"ayesha-at-last","title":"Ayesha At Last","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eMirror\u003c\/i\u003e ''Best Books to Read This Summer'' pick\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e______________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003eAyesha 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\u003cbr\u003eAyesha 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\u003cbr\u003eAs 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\u003cbr\u003e\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":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57316520296830,"sku":"NW9781786497949","price":9.72,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781786497949.jpg?v=1778689035","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/ayesha-at-last","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}