The Mismatch
An unforgettable story of first love
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4.3 • 13 Ratings
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- £3.99
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- £3.99
Publisher Description
'Original, thought-provoking and gripping. I was hooked from the beginning' LIBBY PAGE
'Enlightening, poignant and romantic' SOPHIE COUSENS
'I absolutely devoured it . . . ' BETH REEKLES
'Beautiful writing and complex, fascinating characters' HELLY ACTON
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Soraya knows she could never fall for someone like Magnus. He's her complete opposite in every way.
Popular and confident, Magnus seems to have his life figured out, while Soraya has got to twenty-one and has somehow never been kissed.
Soraya's mother Neda also knows what it's like to feel mismatched. She left Iran with her husband in the wake of revolution, and the aftershocks of that decision are still being felt decades later.
When Soraya sets her sights on Magnus for her first kiss, the last thing she expects to find is first love.
But sometimes the person you least expect might turn out to be the perfect fit . . .
With unforgettable characters at its heart, THE MISMATCH is a pitch-perfect coming-of-age story and a fresh take on how what you think you want isn't always what brings you happiness.
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'An entertaining, heart-warming coming-of-age tale' CULTUREFLY
'Refreshing and engaging . . . a compelling new voice in contemporary fiction' LAUREN HO, author of Last Tang Standing
'Wonderful vibrant characters. [I] absolutely loved it!' KIRSTY CAPES, author of Careless
'A compelling read . . . the family dynamics are so brilliantly charted' ZEBA TALKHANI, author of My Past is a Foreign Country
'Heartbreaking and compelling' HALEH AGAR, author of Out of Touch
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A young woman's pursuit of love is at odds with her family's expectations in Jafari's powerful debut. British-Iranian Soraya Nazari has grown up with intense pressure from her strict Muslim family to remain a virgin. At 21, she graduates university without having so much as kissed anyone. Lacking both romantic experience and job prospects, Soraya feels she's "falling face first, ungracefully, into adulthood." So when Magnus Evans, a notorious white playboy from her graduating class, flirts with Soraya at a party, she realizes he's the perfect person with whom to get her first kiss "over with." But Soraya's shocked to find that Magnus is nothing like she expected, and despite their wildly different backgrounds, they discover they have a lot in common. As their fling deepens into something more, Soraya struggles with guilt and is torn between growing the relationship or succumbing to the familial pressure that's always kept her guarded. Jafari's authentic portrayal of the complexities of interracial dating is deeply emotional and her characters are refreshingly flawed: Magnus is charming and patient, but initially clueless about navigating cultural difference, while endearing Soraya feels intense emotion but bottles it up. Each scene of this moving love story reveals new depths.
Customer Reviews
Incredible
Incredibly interesting and insightful to learn about a culture different to my own and another beautiful love story to top it off! Please write another book soon!!!
Loved it
Loved this book. The characters and the insights were well rounded. So interesting learning about aspects of Iranian culture and Muslim religion from the perspective of a British Iranian coming of age in the uk.The love story was beautiful and messy