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How (Not) to Have an Arranged Marriage

Synopsis

How (Not) to Have an Arranged Marriage is written and read with poignant honesty by Dr Amir Khan, bestselling author of The Doctor Will See You Now. Heartwarming and hilarious, it follows the adventures of a young Muslim student doctor, torn between his traditional family and his whirlwind romance.

He’s the perfect catch (according to his mother). Yousef is the golden child to his strict Pakistani parents. As he finishes his medical degree in London, Yousef’s life appears to be mapped out for him: become a doctor, marry a suitable girl of his parents’ choosing and, above all, make his family proud. Then Yousef meets Jess.

A fellow medical student, Jess presents a complication to the plan. Suddenly, Yousef finds himself torn between two worlds – keeping each a secret from the other.

But, as graduation day looms, Yousef’s mother informs him that she’s started looking for his wife . . .

Dr Amir Khan is a resident doctor for ITV's Lorraine and Good Morning Britain. His debut fiction novel is a timely, heartfelt look at all aspects of modern arranged marriages.

'Full of the compassion, humanity and mischievous sense of fun you would expect from Dr Amir. This is a complete delight from a born storyteller.' - Lorraine Kelly

Details

07 September 2023
767 pages
Amir Khan
9781035008261
Imprint: Macmillan

Reviews

Full of the compassion, humanity and mischievous sense of fun you would expect from Dr Amir. This is a complete delight from a born storytellerLorraine Kelly, presenter and host of ITV's Lorraine
Heartwarming, hilarious and incredibly insightful. Writing with poignant honesty about the messy nature of life, Dr. Amir Khan is definitely an author I’ll be looking out for in the future.J F Murray, author of Fling and Hitched
Celebrates human beings in all their glorious, messy imperfectionCat Deeley on The Doctor Will See You Now
FunThe Times, The Times