Love at First Page Book Group

This month we'll be reading Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin.

A modern-day Muslim Pride and Prejudice for a new generation of love.

Ayesha Shamsi has a lot going on. Her dreams of being a poet have been set aside for a teaching job so she can pay off her debts to her wealthy uncle. She lives with her boisterous Muslim family and is always being reminded that her flighty younger cousin, Hafsa, is close to rejecting her one hundredth marriage proposal. Though Ayesha is lonely, she doesn't want an arranged marriage. Then she meets Khalid, who is just as smart and handsome as he is conservative and judgmental. She is irritatingly attracted to someone who looks down on her choices and who dresses like he belongs in the seventh century.

When a surprise engagement is announced between Khalid and Hafsa, Ayesha is torn between how she feels about the straightforward Khalid and the unsettling new gossip she hears about his family. Looking into the rumors, she finds she has to deal with not only what she discovers about Khalid, but also the truth she realizes about herself.

Looking for your own Happily Ever After? Love at First Page is Ridgefield Library's very first romance book group! Each month a different romance genre will be introduced. This book discussion will meet in person on the third Wednesday of the month from 6:00 – 7:30 pm. New members are always welcome! Adult Services Librarian Shannon Hitchcock will facilitate this group.

Many of the book discussion titles can be downloaded via the Library's Hoopla or Libby accounts. Personal copies can also be purchased at Books on the Common at a 15% discount. 

Please register below.