Slough Libraries and Culture volunteer Sahra has reviewed these wonderful books!
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Sofia Khan is Not Obliged
by Ayisha Malik
Fun, fantastic and fabulous
This book should be made into a movie, it's utterly bonkers, creative and addictive. I have read it 12 times and I laugh harder every time. Can't get enough.
Synopsis
Unlucky in love once again after her sort-of-boyfriend proves a little too close to his parents, SofiaKhanis ready to renounce men for good. Or at least she was, until her boss persuades her to write a tell-all expose about the Muslim dating scene. As her woes become her work, Sofia must lean on the support of her brilliant friends, baffled colleagues and baffling parents as she seeks stories for her book. But in amongst the marriage-crazy relatives, racist tube passengers and polygamy-inclined friends, could there be a lingering possibility that she might just be falling in love?
White Rabbit, Red Wolf byTom Pollock
Intense fiction, full of mathematical genius. Gripping to last page, you might start liking maths after this book
Synopsis
17-year-old Pete Blankman is a maths prodigy. He also suffers from severe panic attacks. Afraid of everything, he finds solace in the orderly and logical world of mathematics and in the love of his family: his scientist mum and his tough twin sister Bel, as well as Ingrid, his only friend. However, when his mother is found stabbed before an award ceremony and his sister is nowhere to be found, Pete is dragged into a world of espionage and violence where state and family secrets intertwine.
The Help
by Kathryn Stockett
This beautifully written book, shines a light on the role of black domestic workers back in the 60's. It’s deeply heart-warming and funny. I had to own one and it’s one of my favourite books and movie.
Synopsis
Aibileen is a black maid, raising her 17th white child, but with a bitter heart after the death of her son. Minny is the sassiest woman in Mississippi. Skeeter is a white woman with a degree but no ring on her finger. Seemingly as different as can be, these women will come together for a clandestine project that will put them all at risk.