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    The Secret Lives of the Amir Sisters
    The Secret Lives of the Amir Sisters
    The Secret Lives of the Amir Sisters
    Audiobook9 hours

    The Secret Lives of the Amir Sisters

    Written by Nadiya Hussain and Aasiya Shah

    Narrated by Avita Jay, Anjli Mohindra and Maya Saroya

    3.5/5

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    ‘Breezy, funny and winning’ Daily Mail

    ‘Packed with humour and warmth’ Heat 5*

    ‘A lovely story about family, faith and self-acceptance’Red magazine

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    The four Amir sisters – Fatima, Farah, Bubblee and Mae – are the only young Muslims in the quaint English village of Wyvernage.

    On the outside, despite not quite fitting in with their neighbours, the Amirs are happy. But on the inside, each sister is secretly struggling.

    Fatima is trying to find out who she really is – and after fifteen attempts, finally pass her driving test. Farah is happy being a wife but longs to be a mother. Bubblee is determined to be an artist in London, away from family tradition, and Mae is coping with burgeoning Youtube stardom.

    Yet when family tragedy strikes, it brings the Amir sisters closer together and forces them to learn more about life, love, faith and each other than they ever thought possible.

    * * * * *

    Readers love the Amir Sisters!

    ‘An excellent, heartwarming family drama…Unputdownable!’

    ‘I couldn’t put this book down’

    ‘Enjoyable, sad, funny, relatable and eye-opening, I loved it’

    ‘Funny and thought-provoking’

    ‘What a lovely, life-affirming story’

    ‘I loved this book from start to finish…A beautiful story’

    ‘An enjoyable, amusing read’

    ‘Utterly brilliant’

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
    Release dateJan 12, 2017
    ISBN9780008192280

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    • 3/5
      I wanted to read this because, like many other people who watch the Great British Bake Off, I'm a huge fan of Nadiya and her baking. I also thought that the glimpse we got into her personal life and family background in The Chronicles of Nadiya was really interesting, and I was hoping this would feed into her first novel (which was written with the help of a ghostwriter).And it does, in parts. I like the Amir family and, in particular, the depictions of Fatima and the sisters' mother, which reminded me of the relationship I have with my Indian-born mum. I also like the fact that two of the sisters are more 'modern' than you might perhaps expect in a traditional Bangladeshi family, even if this also means that they are ever so slightly annoying. I'm pretty sure Fatima, one of the more 'traditional' (and interesting) sisters, is based on Nadiya herself.As a whole, though, this is a fairly average novel - very easy to read and with some interesting characters and nice touches of humour, but not particularly complex, and with a plot bordering on the faintly ridiculous. Still, it's worth picking up if you're a Nadiya fan and fancy something to whip through (while eating cake, of course).
    • 3/5
      I am very much a Great British Baking Show stan and had to read the novel by my favorite-ever contestant (seriously, Nadiya's gorgeous wedding cake? Her face upon winning? All the tears). This is a winsome, endearing family drama about living in a large family and dealing with life's crises. The relationships between the sisters are stellar, though the book felt heavy on plot at times. Another round of trimming and edits would have helped. 3.5 stars.