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A review by sandysmith
Love Marriage by Monica Ali
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Yasmin Ghorami is engaged to fellow doctor Joe Sangster, loving families merging together. Yasmin and her brother Arif brought up by Baba the patriarchal Doctor father and their mum Anisah. Arif and Baba have a strained relationship, which deteriorates when it's found out his girlfriend Lucy is pregnant. Joe has a difficult relationship with his overbearing mother, Harriet, and is in therapy for his secret sex addiction. Secrets, lies, race, class, gender, faith, sexuality, clashing cultures, relationships, and family rifts are at the heart of this book. It is a messy story of strained family dynamics. A great compelling read
Graphic: Infidelity, Addiction, and Islamophobia