On the outside, despite not quite fitting in with their neighbours, the Amirs are happy. But on the inside, each sister is secretly struggling.
Fatima is trying to find out who she really is – and after fifteen attempts, finally pass her driving test. Farah is happy being a wife but longs to be a mother. Bubblee is determined to be an artist in London, away from family tradition, and Mae is coping with burgeoning Youtube stardom.
Yet when family tragedy strikes, it brings the Amir sisters closer together and forces them to learn more about life, love, faith and each other than they ever thought possible.
The Secret Lives of the Amir Sisters is the debut novel by
Nadiya Hussain. With an eye-catching colourful cover this book is sure to grab
reader’s attention as it certainly caught my eye.
The storyline follows the four Amir Sisters and each chapter
alternates between each sisters points of view. At the heart of the storyline
we see the family all come together as one of the sister’s husband Mustafa is
involved in a car accident leaving him fighting for his life in hospital. With
tensions running high relationships between the sisters are strained and
secrets are soon revealed but can this family pull together in their time of
need?
This was a light easy read that gave us a little cultural insight
which I loved. Each of the sisters were well developed and were easy to differentiate
between and they each brought a little something to the storyline. Personally
Fatti was my favourite character and I would have liked to have read more of
her story in detail especially with her time in Bangladesh.
I did enjoy this book but I personally didn’t find enough
depth to the storyline especially in the first half of the book, I was waiting
for the storyline to take off but it never quite went anywhere. If you are looking for a light read then this
book will suit but I don’t feel that it is a book that will leave a lasting
impression.
I feel that this is a good debut and I am interested to see
how the authors writing develops in her next book I would love to see her
descriptive writing develop to really bring things to life.
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Been reading how this book was ghost written which has put me off reading it slightly.
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