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Did I like Yasmin? No I didn‘t, but there was a lot to like in this book. I was certainly invested in the story, there was so much going on. ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2

Enjoyed it

Yasmin and Joe are getting married, but they have some family things to figure out too.

A book about family, friends, different cultures and racism

To be honest, this was as frustrating to read as it was compulsively readable. 😅 It‘s one of those stories where you want to SHAKE all of the characters for being self-absorbed jerks…but you‘re secretly praying for their evolution, growth, and redemption. By the end, I was celebrating little victories, mourning endings, and crossing my fingers for the future. Despite a stray, awkward sentence or two, I think this was very well-done.

A book of many parts, in some ways. This starts off gently amusing as Yasmin‘s Indian parents meet her fiancé‘s liberal-feminist mother, then takes a darker turn as secrets and more complicated stories emerge. Maybe a little too long, but I enjoyed the lightness of the writing against the deeper family saga and the exploration of class, racism, wokeness, feminism, the NHS and more in post-Brexit modern Britain.

I managed to read 4/6 #roll100 books in April! My favorite was Love Marriage, which I‘ll hopefully review this weekend. Thanks for the rec on that one @squirrelbrain ! 💜👍🏻

I probably won‘t write a full review of Fear and Loathing because I‘m really far behind, and it was just okay. Glad to knock it off the TBR though!

I didn‘t get to either on 36. Maybe next time!

Not my usual style of book but an enjoyable read the same. Easy to relate to the characters and get through fairly easily

Spent the morning finishing this lovely book. 5 ⭐️

#12booksof2022 #june

This had great reviews but, for some reason, I wasn‘t expecting that much from it; however I absolutely loved it!

I listened to it on audio, which is highly recommended.

So good! If you didn‘t know Monica Ali‘s previous work, the title could lure you into thinking it‘s chick-lit fluff (which I do love). It isn‘t. It‘s about a young professional woman struggling to come to terms with her identity - child of immigrants, doctor, bride-to-be - and it tackles some interesting issues about honesty and life choices. I‘ve put off reading Brick Lane forever, but it‘s moving to the top of my list now!

My #booked2022 reads, part 2:
14. Set in a Canadian province - Women Talking
17. New in 2022 - Love Marriage
23. Adapted for the Small Screen - Faithful Unto Death (Inspector Barnaby #5)

Yasmine is 26, training to be a doctor like her Indian born father. Living in modern day London, she is engaged to marry Joe, a doctor from an upper class family whose mother is a famous feminist. The two families meet to plan the wedding, and we soon discover that there are secrets in both. Yasmine always believed that her parents had a strong “love marriage” and we learn that love is defined in many ways. #foodandlit And food has a big part!

I subscribe to Purple Carrot, a plant based cooking delivery service. As I prepared this recipe,I had an aha moment! It works for #foodandlit #india this month!Somewhat time consuming, but delicious!

Still reading the book!

Current IRL Book Club read. So many Library reserves ahead of me! I ended up buying the ebook.

Lucy's father was a window cleaner working on high-rise buildings in the City, and Lucy was only six months old when Tony's harness broke. She never knew him, but even so she carried a photo of him around in her purse. The way Arif told the story made it sound like Tony was the ideal sort of father, an icon to watch over you, a pocket-size talisman.

#SundaySentence

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Reading with a view 🌲

In the Ghorami household sex was never mentioned. If the television was on & a kissing-with-tongues scene threatened the chaste & cardamom-scented home, it was swiftly terminated. . . . When Yasmin began her first period her mother had slipped her a pack of . . . pads & murmured instructions not to touch the Quran. This was confusing because Yasmin never touched the Quran anyway, except at the behest of her mother.

#FridayReads #FirstlineFridays

A good novel and commentary on life in a Muslim Indian family in London. A little overstuffed & melodramatic for my taste (compare for example, Assembly which does so much in so few pages). Yasmin the main character behaves like a spoilt brat & the treatment of issues such as sexism, racism & the NHS felt clunky, but well observed. An accessible read & I was invested in the characters. It‘s a busy book but thought-provoking and satisfying.

Yasmin is training to be a doctor, following in the footsteps of her Indian father. She is engaged to a fellow medic, Joe, and is worried when the two families meet for dinner, as Joe‘s mother is a famous feminist who used to pose nude.

Before long, cracks start to appear in all the relationships as long-held secrets are exposed.

This is lighter fare than Ali‘s Brick Lane, but that doesn‘t make it less of a book. ⬇️

Enjoying a staycation Monday with this eagerly anticipated novel

I really liked this one! Family dramas can all seem the same after a while if you read a lot of them, but this one stood out to me. It‘s funny, the characters are all so flawed, but relatable, and there is such growth between them. The writing was solid as well. Really good read/listen.

Took me a bit to get into this audiobook. At the beginning I didn‘t really care about the characters. By the end I very much enjoyed the story and had empathy will all the main characters. A warm and generous story The picture is of a tree uprooted by storm Eunice last month

Love a whsmiths paperback airport exclusive...

My February audio read!

I adore these Waterstones special editions! 💖 No idea whether the book will be any good but does it matter with edges like that? 😀

OK, can I add this to the list of books I'm allowed to buy for no other reason than LOOK AT THOSE GORGEOUS SPRAYED EDGES!

It doesn't even matter what the book is about with edges like those 😍😍😍