![]() Now her stomach flipped over as she parked in the staff lot of Brookridge High School, a squat, two-storey brown brick building constructed in the 1970s, ugly and functional. It had taken nearly seven months of papering local schools with her resum to secure a substitute teaching position. She finds herself confronted not only with what she finds out about Khalid, but also the truth she realizes about herself. Ayesha had graduated from teachers’ college last June. When an unexpected engagement is announced between Khalid and Hafsa, Ayesha is torn between her feelings about the outspoken Khalid and the disturbing new rumors she hears about his family. She is uncomfortably attracted to someone who despises her choices, and who dresses like him of the seventh century. Then she meets Khalid, who is both smart and handsome and conservative and judgmental. Although lonely, Ayesha does not want an arranged marriage. ![]() She lives with her boisterous Muslim family and is constantly reminded that her far-flung cousin, Hafsa, was close to turning down her 100th marriage proposal. Modern-day Muslim pride and prejudice for a new generation of love.Īyesha Shamsi Her dream of becoming a poet was shelved for teaching. Ayesha at Last is a novel by author Uzma Jalaluddin. ![]()
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