Jennifer Zobair
Muslim bad girl Zainab Mir has just landed a job working for a post-feminist, Republican Senate candidate. Her best friend Amra Abbas is about to make partner at a top Boston law firm. Together theyâ€™ve thwarted proposal-slinging aunties, cultural expectations, and the occasional bigot to succeed in their careers. What they didnâ€™t count on? Unlikely men and geopolitical firestorms.,When a handsome childhood friend reappears, Amra makes choices that Zainab considers so 1950sâ€”choices that involve the perfect ,Banarasi ,silk dress and a four-bedroom house in the suburbs. After hiding her long work hours during their courtship, Amra struggles to balance her demanding job and her unexpectedly traditional new husband.,Zainab has her own problems. She generates controversy in the Muslim community with a suggestive magazine spread and friendship with a gay reporter. Her rising profile also inflames neocons like Chase Holland, the talk radio host who attacks her religion publicly but privately falls for her hard. When the political fallout from a terrorist attemptÂ jeopardizes Zainab's job and protests surrounding a woman-led Muslim prayer serviceÂ lead to violence, Amra and Zainab must decide what theyâ€™re willing to risk for their principles, their friendship, and love.
Fiction,Religion,Romance,Womens Fiction,Chick Lit,Islam,Muslims,Feminism,Contemporary,Womens Fiction,Adult Fiction,Novels
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