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afriaz 's review for:
Ayesha at Last
by Uzma Jalaluddin
I picked up this book because it was marketed as a retelling of "pride and prejudice" from a different perspective. While it does have echoes of the classic, I think marketing the book with Austen's shadow hanging over it does the narrative a disservice in the end. The characters in Ayesha at Last are well written, and the plot unfolds naturally. There are definite, recognizable, echoes of Austen's characters and plot (Khalid is a great Mr. Darcy and Tarek can easily be identified as Mr. Wickham) but the novel doesn't need to be that closely aligned with Austen. It's well written, enjoyable and fun and I recommend it highly, regardless of whether you're a fan of Austen or not.