Kasim Ali

Good Intentions

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Produktbeschreibung

"Absorbing, compelling, and beautifully written. Its ending brought me close to tears." -Beth O'Leary, bestselling author of The Flatshare The Big Sick meets Nick Hornby in Kasim Ali's debut novel about a young man who has hidden a romance from his parents, unable to choose between familial obligation and the future he truly wants. If love really is a choice, how do you decide where your loyalties lie? It's the countdown to the New Year, and Nur is steeling himself to tell his parents that he's seeing someone. A young British Pakistani man, Nur has spent years omitting details about his personal life to maintain his image as the golden child. And it's come at a cost. Once, Nur was a restless college student, struggling to fit in. At a party, he meets Yasmina, a beautiful and self-possessed aspiring journalist. They start a conversation-first awkward, then absorbing. And as their relationship develops, so too does Nur's self-destruction. He falls deeper into traps of his own making, attempting to please both Yasmina and his family until he must finally reveal the truth: Yasmina is Black, and he loves her. Deftly transporting readers between that first night and the years beyond, Kasim Ali's Good Intentions exposes with unblinking authenticity the complexities of immigrant families and racial prejudice. It is a crackling, wryly clever depiction of standing on the precipice of adulthood, piecing together who it is you're meant to be.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Henry Holt and Co.
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. März 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 145mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 338g
• ISBN-13: 9781250871121
• ISBN-10: 1250871123
• Artikelnr.: 64045974

Autorenporträt

Kasim Ali works at Penguin Random House, has previously been short-listed for Hachette's Mo Siewcharran Prize and long-listed for the 4th Estate BAME Short Story Prize, and has contributed to The Good Journal. He comes from Birmingham and lives in London. Good Intentions is Ali's first novel.

Rezensionen

'One of the most eagerly awaited debuts of 2022... [a] clever novel about vulnerability and victimhood that subtly subverts the reader's expectations' Sunday Times

'Family obligation and racial prejudice sit alongside the flush of first love. Expect to be heartbroken' Elle

'A sensitive, smooth-toned and absorbingly honest novel that makes us question our inner worlds, at a time when this kind of self-examination might be the thing that saves us' Diana Evans, author of Ordinary People

'A tender, authentic and candid love story... A must-read' CultureFly

'I found Good Intentions moving, modern and utterly engaging. What a talent' Rhik Samadder, author of I Never Said I Love You

'Good Intentions is so absorbing, compelling and beautifully written. Its ending brought me close to tears - what an incredibly assured debut. I can't wait to see what Kasim Ali writes next' Beth O'Leary, author of The Flatshare

'An emotional and intense ride through the highs, lows, and inescapable truths of modern love. A confident start to a stellar career in fiction' Justin Myers, author of The Fake-Up

'A magnificent and messy love story that broke my heart. Bittersweet and tender' Huma Qureshi, author of How We Met

'A stellar, authentic and emotionally engrossing read. Addictive in every sense' Irenosen Okojie, author of Nudibranch

'A beautiful and honest story that I'd defy anyone not to be pulled in by, from a fantastic new talent in contemporary fiction' Sareeta Domingo, author of If I Don't Have You

'A gorgeous, unbelievable debut' Angie Kim, author of Miracle Creek

'Compelling, emotionally honest, and unafraid' Lillian Li, author of Number One Chinese Restaurant

'One of the most eagerly awaited debuts of 2022... [a] clever novel about vulnerability and victimhood that subtly subverts the reader's expectations' Sunday Times

'Family obligation and racial prejudice sit alongside the flush of first love. Expect to be heartbroken' Elle

'A sensitive, smooth-toned and absorbingly honest novel that makes us question our inner worlds, at a time when this kind of self-examination might be the thing that saves us' Diana Evans, author of Ordinary People

'A tender, authentic and candid love story... A must-read' CultureFly

'I found Good Intentions moving, modern and utterly engaging. What a talent' Rhik Samadder, author of I Never Said I Love You

'Good Intentions is so absorbing, compelling and beautifully written. Its ending brought me close to tears - what an incredibly assured debut. I can't wait to see what Kasim Ali writes next' Beth O'Leary, author of The Flatshare

'An emotional and intense ride through the highs, lows, and inescapable truths of modern love. A confident start to a stellar career in fiction' Justin Myers, author of The Fake-Up

'A magnificent and messy love story that broke my heart. Bittersweet and tender' Huma Qureshi, author of How We Met

'A stellar, authentic and emotionally engrossing read. Addictive in every sense' Irenosen Okojie, author of Nudibranch

'A beautiful and honest story that I'd defy anyone not to be pulled in by, from a fantastic new talent in contemporary fiction' Sareeta Domingo, author of If I Don't Have You

'A gorgeous, unbelievable debut' Angie Kim, author of Miracle Creek

'Compelling, emotionally honest, and unafraid' Lillian Li, author of Number One Chinese Restaurant