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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Adult & contemporary romance, Islamic life & practice, Gender studies: women
A heartfelt novel that charts the dreams and disappointments of a group of British Muslim women; Jenna, Kees and Malak.
'Captures the fierceness of female friendship' BETH O'LEARY | 'The essential book on sisterhood' NIKITA GILL
Shortlisted for the Diverse Book Awards 2023
Three women. One life-changing friendship. One chance to stop it all falling apart . . .
Jenna, Kees and Malak have been friends for years: the three of them together against the world. But when one night changes everything, they're left adrift from one another as their lives take different paths.
Encountering new milestones and heartbreaks without each other's support feels increasingly difficult--in the wake of heartbreaks, marriages, new careers and new beginnings, they need each other more than ever. Will they be able to forgive each other in time?
These Impossible Things tells the story of three British Muslim women reconciling love, loss, womanhood, faith and how we navigate the bumps in life that can feel impossible to overcome.
READERS LOVE THESE IMPOSSIBLE THINGS
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Absolutely loved it and couldn't bear to put it down!'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This book has left me speechless'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A cross-cultural celebration of friendship, without being saccharine and cliched'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I genuinely do not know what I will read next because I wonder what else might make me feel as seen and understood as these pages'
Praise for These Impossible Things: An unforgettable story of love and friendship
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An addictive portrait of three Muslim friends moving through a pivotal time in womanhood, caught between expectation and possibility, hungry to earn wisdom of their own. Salma El-Wardany deftly reveals searing and poignant truths about the female experience. - Ashley Audrain, author of The Push
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These Impossible Things is such an important part of the storytelling around love, dating, career, identity - and I know it will resonate and make so many women feel seen. Lyrical in places, precise and realistic in others - how wonderful it was to see the type of women I know, preserved in words forever. - Poorna Bell
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I can't remember the last time a book consumed me like this. I truly, truly loved it. It's so beautifully written, full of warmth and love and insight; Malak, Kees and Jenna stole into my heart and stayed there. This novel captures the fierceness of female friendship better than anything I've ever read. It is a book I know I will still be thinking about for many years to come. - Beth O'Leary, author of The Flatshare
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Moving, telling, glorious; girlhood giving way to something urgent and beginning. This is a bracing, tender exploration of friendship, family and faith and their gaping complications. Irresistible. - Yrsa Daley-Ward
Salma El-Wardany
Writer, poet and BBC radio presenter Salma El-Wardany performs internationally, has given 2 TEDx Talks and partners with organisations and global brands to have the uncomfortable conversations we've ignored for so long.
Her work revolves around female stories and bringing the often ignored realities of women into the spotlight.
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