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These Impossible Things

An unforgettable story of love and friendship

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'Captures the fierceness of female friendship' BETH O'LEARY | 'The essential book on sisterhood' NIKITA GILL
Shortlisted for the Diverse Book Awards 2023

Three women. One life-changing friendship. One chance to stop it all falling apart . . .

Jenna, Kees and Malak have been friends for years: the three of them together against the world. But when one night changes everything, they're left adrift from one another as their lives take different paths.

Encountering new milestones and heartbreaks without each other's support feels increasingly difficult--in the wake of heartbreaks, marriages, new careers and new beginnings, they need each other more than ever. Will they be able to forgive each other in time?

These Impossible Things tells the story of three British Muslim women reconciling love, loss, womanhood, faith and how we navigate the bumps in life that can feel impossible to overcome.

©2022 Salma El-Wardany (P)2022 Trapeze Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Islam Women's Fiction World Literature Heartfelt

Critic reviews

"Salma El-Wardany deftly reveals searing and poignant truths about the female experience." (Ashley Audrain)

"I know it will resonate and make so many women feel seen." (Poorna Bell)
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One of the best books I have read.

Its about friendship, love, fear and living 2 lives. Its a beautiful story of 3 women their faith, community and family. I laughed and cried, all while out walking my dog.

The performance was perfect.

Absolutely captivating!

Enthralled and loved every minute

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Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Very well written with such accurate observations on family and personal life that I related to. Found myself gasping at some parts and finished it a lot quicker then I would have normally as it was so absorbing and I just had to know what happened next. I hope they make a 6 part series - it is so deserving.

Must Read!

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I laughed, I cried and I found 3 new best friends. Such a relatable story and it was read beautifully

This book was magic

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This book is brillant. it touch all my emotions. it also gave me an insight into another culture with its highs & lows of frenidship, family & relationships. which i really appreciate. Beautifully put together. We'll done to the author.

Very Good Read

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Such a tender telling of how fate, faith and friendship collide. I was caught between not being able to stop listening and not wanting it to ever end. A truly beautiful story which I will most definitely be sharing with others.

Faith, Fate & Friendship

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