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A debut novel following the adventures of a young Muslim student doctor torn between his traditional family and his heart.
He's the perfect catch (according to his mother).
Yousef is the golden child to his strict, Pakistani parents, overshadowing his younger sister, Rehana. 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 Yosef 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.
And as graduation day looms, Yousef's mother informs him that she's started looking for his wife.
Amir Khan's How (Not) to Have an Arranged Marriage is a timely, heartfelt novel which looks at all aspects of modern arranged marriages.