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How We Met
A Memoir of Love and Other Misadventures
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You can’t choose who you fall in love with, they say. If only it were that simple.
Growing up in Walsall in the 1990s, Huma straddled two worlds – school and teenage crushes in one; the expectations and unwritten rules of her family’s South Asian social circle in the other. Reconciling the two was sometimes a tightrope act, but she managed it. Until it came to marriage.
Realising that marriage – arranged or otherwise – cannot be the all-consuming purpose of her life, Huma learns to start focusing on herself. And then she meets someone. Neither Pakistani nor Muslim nor brown, and therefore technically not suitable at all. When your worlds collide, how do you measure one love against another?
How We Met is a compelling narrative that delves into the complexities of love and the challenges of balancing cultural expectations with personal desires. This captivating memoir poses thought-provoking questions about identity, love, and choice in a world where traditional boundaries are constantly being challenged.
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Huma Qureshi's "How We Met" is praised for its touching and honest exploration of family, love, and personal identity. The memoir is described as both poignant and relatable, with Qureshi's storytelling and prose capturing hearts. Critics highlight her ability to convey cultural and familial expectations, while also exploring themes of personal freedom and self-discovery. The book resonates as a guide for those navigating similar paths, offering insights into the complexities of the British South Asian experience.
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ISBN: 9781783966110
Publisher: Elliott & Thompson Limited
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 February 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Elliott & Thompson Limited
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 240
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About the Author
Huma Qureshi is an award-winning writer and journalist, and contributor to The Best Most Awful Job: Twenty Writers Talk Honestly About Motherhood (2020). A former Guardian reporter, she has also written for The Times, Independent, Observer, Grazia, New Statesman, and The Huffington Post. She is a regular contributor to BBC2’s Pause for Thought and has appeared as a contributor on BBC Woman’s Hour, BBC London, BBC Breakfast and the BBC Asian Network. She is the winner of the 2020 Harper’s Bazaar Short Story Prize.
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