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Ayesha at Last
by Uzma Jalaluddin
Pride and Prejudice retellings are my therapy books, and, boy, have I read some awful ones in the last couple of years. Ayesha at Last was a refreshing surprise that had me up later than I should have been last night so that I could get through those final conflicts and safely to the marriage resolution we (and Ayesha's grandpa) crave at the end of a comedy. Jalaluddin sets this romp in suburban Toronto, in neighborhoods full of the life that recent immigrants bring to a city. Ayesha immigrated to Canada as a child and has grown up embracing both her traditions and her new home. Khalid is a native Canadian (born to immigrant parents) who struggles to feel at home in his country (and family for that matter). The book is full of the food, traditions, and all too human pettiness of their community, and I loved every last page. I came for the Austen, stayed for the Shakespeare, and fell slowly in love with everything in between.