I Can't Think Straight

by Shamim Sarif

Overview

Tala, a London-based Palestinian, is preparing for her elaborate Middle Eastern wedding when she meets Leyla, a young British Indian woman who is dating her best friend.Spirited Christian Tala and shy Muslim Leyla could not be more different from each other, but the attraction is immediate and goes deeper than friendship. But Tala is not ready to accept the implications of the choice her heart has made for her and escapes back to Jordan, while Leyla tries to move on with her new-found life, to the shock of her tradition-loving parents.As Tala's wedding day approaches, simmering tensions come to boiling point and the pressure mounts for Tala to be true to herself.Moving between the vast enclaves of Middle Eastern high society and the stunning backdrop of London's West End, I Can't Think Straight explores the clashes between East and West, love and marriage, conventions and individuality, creating a humorous and tender story of unexpected love and unusual freedoms.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780956031617
Publisher:	Enlightenment Press
Publication date:	02/23/2010
Pages:	204
Sales rank:	913,437
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Shamim Sarif recently directed the motion picture adaptation of I Can't Think Straight.
She is also the writer/director of the award-winning feature film, The World Unseen, which is based on her novel of the same name. The book of The World Unseen won the Pendleton May First Novel Award and a Betty Trask Award.
She is the author of a further novel, Despite the Falling Snow.
She lives in London with her partner Hanan and their two children.