Book- Ayesha at Last: A Novel, by Uzma Jalaluddin

Paperback, published 2019. This edition includes Reader's Guide. Excellent pre-owned condition, like new. There's a little nick on the bottom of a couple of pages (see pics) but no shelf wear, no scribbles, no dog-ears. Spine is in solid shape and all pages are intact. "A Pride and Prejudice retelling set in a close-knit Toronto Muslim community. One of Publishers Weekly Best Romance Books of 2019." "Ayesha Shamsi has a lot going on. 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. 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. Though Ayesha is lonely, she doesn't want an arranged marriage. Then she meets Khalid, who is just as smart and handsome as he is conservative and judgmental. She is irritatingly attracted to someone who looks down on her choices and who dresses like he belongs in the seventh century. When a surprise engagement is announced between Khalid and Hafsa, Ayesha is torn between how she feels about the straightforward Khalid and the unsettling new gossip she hears about his family. 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...."