I Can't Think Straight - Softcover

Sarif, Shamim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0956031617 ISBN 13: 9780956031617

Publisher: Enlightenment Productions, 2008

Synopsis

Tala, a London-based Palestinian, is preparing for her elaborate Middle Eastern wedding when she meets Leyla, a young British Indian woman who is dating her best friend.Spirited Christian Tala and shy Muslim Leyla could not be more different from each other, but the attraction is immediate and goes deeper than friendship. But Tala is not ready to accept the implications of the choice her heart has made for her and escapes back to Jordan, while Leyla tries to move on with her new-found life, to the shock of her tradition-loving parents.As Tala's wedding day approaches, simmering tensions come to boiling point and the pressure mounts for Tala to be true to herself.Moving between the vast enclaves of Middle Eastern high society and the stunning backdrop of London's West End, I Can't Think Straight explores the clashes between East and West, love and marriage, conventions and individuality, creating a humorous and tender story of unexpected love and unusual freedoms.

About this title

About the Author:

Shamim Sarif recently directed the motion picture adaptation of I Can’t Think Straight. She is also the writer/director of the award-winning feature film, The World Unseen, which is based on her novel of the same name. The book of The World Unseen won the Pendleton May First Novel Award and a Betty Trask
Award. She is the author of a further novel, Despite the Falling Snow. She lives in London with her partner Hanan and their two children.

Review:

'.a brilliantly executed,romantic, sexy and heart-warming page-turner.I Can't Think Straight is a novel that all readers and all critics,regardless of sexuality,would agree is the work of an amazingly talented writer
--Cherrygrrl.com

'Each character in the story is wonderfully complex and endearing...Sarif evokes an atmosphere so diverse and inviting, each page is something to be savored. Sarif's descriptions are beautifully crafted;
--Cherrygrrl.com

Delicate, seductive and enthralling, they make I Can't Think Straight a sheer joy to read from start to finish.'
--Cherrygrrl.com

About this edition

• Publisher: Enlightenment Productions
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0956031617
• ISBN 13: 9780956031617
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 216