THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE HILARIOUS ROMANTIC COMEDY SOFIA KHAN IS NOT OBLIGED

'The perfect balance of romance and humour' INDEPENDENT

'Fun, fresh and funny' MHAIRI MCFARLANE

'A smart romcom . . . Huge fun' JENNY COLGAN

Sofia Khan is going about everything the wrong way. At least, that's what her mother, Mehnaz, thinks. Sofia is twice-divorced, homeless and - worst of all - refusing to give up on a fostered baby girl. Sofia's just not behaving like a normal woman should.

Sofia doesn't see it like that. She's planning to adopt Millie, and she's sure it'll be worth it. (Even if it means she and Millie have to stay at Mehnaz's place for a while.) And as Sofia finally begins to live the life she's chosen, she finds both romance and happiness start to blossom.

But then someone comes back from the past - and not even Sofia's own past. Suddenly, she's faced with a choice. To do what's best for those she loves, Sofia might have to break her own heart. And she might find herself needing the last person she expected . . .

** The anticipation is already building for Ayisha Malik's fiercely original and bold new book, THE MOVEMENT, coming spring 2022 **

About the Author

Ayisha Malik's novels Sofia Khan is Not Obliged, The Other Half of Happiness, and This Green and Pleasant Land were met with great critical acclaim, and have been optioned for television. Ayisha was a WHSmith Fresh Talent Pick and Sofia Khan was the CityReads London Festival book, 2019. She is winner of The 2020 Diversity Book Awards and has been shortlisted for The Asian Woman of Achievement Award, Marie Claire's Future Shapers' Awards and the Hospital Club h100 Awards.
Her children's books include a re-telling of Jane Austen's Mansfield Park and The Seven Sisters. Sofia Khan is Not Obliged and This Green and Pleasant are optioned for television. She lives in South London.

Reviews
Praise for SOFIA KHAN IS NOT OBLIGED:
Rather like a contemporary Barbara Pym [Malik] redraws the boundaries of what stories about British Muslims might look like. . . it touches our capacity for human sympathy and connection in important ways * THE TIMES *
Wise and warm-hearted * SUNDAY TIMES *
Feisty, funny and relatable, it's the feminist comedy you've been waiting for * ELLE *
A courageous, revealing, fiendishly funny and important book. Genuinely ground-breaking * Vaseem Khan *
I adored this. A gorgeous, funny, smart uplifting story about seeking unity during times of division. Wish I could prescribe it to the country * Daisy Buchanan *

"A light-hearted book crammed with witty humour... It's an entertaining debut with laugh-out-loud moments - a contemporary love story you won't want to miss!"

* Candis Magazine *
"Fans of Bridget Jones certainly won't be disappointed, since Malik achieves the perfect balance of romance and humour" * Independent *
"Move over Bridget Jones - there's a new heroine charting her romantic disasters- this time minus the Chardonnay... refreshing and funny" * Sunday Mirror *
"Best of the New Books... For fans of Bridget Jones's Diary" * Grazia *
"Must-read... Liven up your daily commute or boost your bedtime routine with [this] page-turner" * Marie Claire *
"Most refreshing of all, Sofia doesn't need to undergo some sort of wild identity crisis before she gets her happy ending... [a] sharp, funny but ultimately very normal portrayal of life as a British Muslim" * The National *
Part of "a new wave of female-focussed fiction... Bridget Jones-esque" * Stylist *



Book Information
ISBN 9781472284570
Author Ayisha Malik
Format Paperback
Page Count 176
Imprint Headline Review
Publisher Headline Publishing Group
Weight(grams) 132g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 130mm * 18mm