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How (Not) to Have an Arranged Marriage

By: Dr Amir Khan
Narrated by: Dr Amir Khan
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How (Not) to Have an Arranged Marriage is written and read with poignant honesty by Dr Amir Khan, bestselling author of The Doctor Will See You Now. Heartwarming and hilarious, it follows the adventures of a young Muslim student doctor, torn between his traditional family and his whirlwind romance.

He’s the perfect catch (according to his mother). Yousef is the golden child to his strict Pakistani parents. As he finishes his medical degree in London, Yousef’s life appears to be mapped out for him: become a doctor, marry a suitable girl of his parents’ choosing and, above all, make his family proud. Then Yousef meets Jess.

A fellow medical student, Jess presents a complication to the plan. Suddenly, Yousef finds himself torn between two worlds – keeping each a secret from the other.

But, as graduation day looms, Yousef’s mother informs him that she’s started looking for his wife...

Dr Amir Khan is a resident doctor for ITV's Lorraine and Good Morning Britain. His debut fiction novel is a timely, heartfelt look at all aspects of modern arranged marriages.

©2023 Amir Khan (P)2023 Macmillan Publishers International Limited Family Life Genre Fiction Romance Fiction Marriage Funny Heartfelt Witty Student

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Full of the compassion, humanity and mischievous sense of fun you would expect from Dr Amir. This is a complete delight from a born storyteller (Lorraine Kelly)
Heartwarming, hilarious and incredibly insightful. Writing with poignant honesty about the messy nature of life, Dr. Amir Khan is definitely an author I’ll be looking out for in the future. (J F Murray, author of Fling)
Celebrates human beings in all their glorious, messy imperfection (Cat Deeley on The Doctor Will See You Now)
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Loves this book from start to finish! The story was gripping and I learned a lot from it. I expected this to be good but it was much better than I expected.

Excellent!

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I was absolutely fascinated and educated about the different cultures and rules and lifestyles- amazing.

I really loved this book

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A great storyline with characters you cared about and wanted to learn more about. The story made me laugh, cry and a little bit cross at times. Throughly enjoyed this

A fantastic listen did not want it to end

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So enjoyed this book - best one in along time. Great characters, engaging storyline, informative around a different culture, beautifully read … I could go on!
This was one of those stories that totally draws you in and the delivery of it really enhanced this. As such though, it was over too quickly and leaves you wanting more! One of those you could envisage transferring to TV or film …
Looking forward to Dr Khan’s next book now 👏👏

Loved this book!

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Nice easy romantic read. Great characters and an interesting story. The narration was spot on. Would recommend.

Holiday read

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An insight into a different way of life, I loved it and Amir is an excellent narrator. Highly recommended.

Informative and a great listen

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I absolutely loved this book and the characters. I feel like it’s been quite a cultural journey - highly recommend and hope for more.

Loved this book

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I loved it from beginning to end. the way the story unfolded and how they depicted from everyone's point of view.

I just loved the way the story unfolded I couldn't stop listening to this.

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Is there really no end to Dr Khan's talents? This was such an engaging, interesting, informative and well written (and read) book! I was trying my hardest to prolong the ending I was enjoying it THAT much!

I absolutely lived this!

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Over-all I enjoyed the book. It took me awhile to invest in the characters and was nearly stopped listening in the first few chapters but I’m glad I stuck with it. It developed into an interesting story and also very interesting to learn more about different cultures and traditions. This n times Amir’s delivery felt like he was reading to children. But overall enjoyable.

Took a while to get into it

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