Description
From debut author Aliya Ali-Afzal, Would I Lie to You? is about what happens when you have your dream life - and are about to lose it.
About the Author
Aliya Ali-Afzal has a degree in Russian and German from UCL and worked as an Executive MBA Career Coach in London. While helping her clients to pursue their dream lives and careers, she decided to take her own advice and become a writer. She is studying for an MA in Creative Writing at Royal Holloway, is an alum of Curtis Brown Creative, and has had her writing longlisted for the Bath Novel Award, the Mslexia Novel Competition, the Mo Siewcharran Prize, and the Primadonna Prize. Aliya has lived in London all her life since moving there from Pakistan as a young child.
Reviews
An uplifting and joyous read... A refreshing new voice in commercial fiction' * Cosmopolitan *
Warm, intelligent [...] and keeps up the tension right till the end -- Sophie Kinsella
A fresh take on domestic dynamics and moral dilemma... Great for book clubs -- Clare Mackintosh
Convincing and compelling -- Stacey Halls
A page-turner hinging on financial meltdown * Woman & Home *
An engaging, entertaining, smart, and ultimately feel-good novel with huge emotional integrity and balance * LoveReading *
Compelling and heartwarming * Happiful Magazine *
A brilliant read * Bella Magazine *
This book acknowledges moral dilemmas with wit and warmth * Woman's Weekly *
This warm-hearted, funny debut is an indulgent page-turner... A gripping, unexpected thriller -- Adele Parks, The Sun
[A] dazzling debut * My Weekly *
This is warm and genuinely funny, opening as Faiza tries to get out of a 'Botox party' she can't afford, and following her desperate attempts to keep her spending secret. Loved it * The Bookseller *
A warm, insightful tale of family, friendship and fitting in * People's Friend *
I just loved this... I read this almost in one sitting and I absolutely adored it * Annabel & Grace *
Ali-Afzal's witty, sharp, and very funny book will have you cheering throughout * Penguin Random House Blog *
Book Information
ISBN 9781800245686
Author Aliya Ali-Afzal
Format Paperback
Page Count 448
Imprint Head of Zeus -- an Aries Book
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC