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Amazon.com Review:
Like her delightful first novel, Bitter Sweets (2007), Farooki’s second is a multi-generational tale about the struggle to achieve a dream and the reality that follows even the most amazing accomplishment. Zaki defied his father and married a beautiful young pregnant widow, only to find himself widowed a few years later and forced to accept his father’s offer to run a small shop in London. Zaki’s daughter-in-law—and former lover—Delphine has everything she thought she wanted: a loving husband and a smart, ambitious son, but she finds herself longing for the passion she shared with Zaki. Her 15-year-old son, Lucky, is an aspiring footballer, but he’s chagrined when his coach puts him in the goalie box. Still, Lucky finds love with his dream girl and success on the football field, growing ever closer to his dream to be on England’s World Cup team.
A complex exploration of the ever-changing nature of wants and desires and the consequences of achieving one’s dreams, Farooki’s tale eschews easy answers for the complex, appealing characters that people its pages. --Kristine Huntley
A complex exploration of the ever-changing nature of wants and desires and the consequences of achieving one’s dreams, Farooki’s tale eschews easy answers for the complex, appealing characters that people its pages. --Kristine Huntley
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