29. Ayisha Malik

We're off to South London this week to meet and chat to the fabulous Ayisha Malik! Ayisha worked in publishing before the publication of her first smash hit novel Sofia Khan is Not Obliged, described as 'the Muslim Bridget Jones'. She then produced a sequel The Other Half of Happiness and her new book, This Green and Pleasant Land has just been released to great acclaim. We talked to her about Rochester versus Darcy, religion in writing, childhood faves and terrible author behaviour. BOOKS Daisy Buchanan - The Sisterhood Ayisha Malik - Sofia Khan is Not Obliged Ayisha Malik - This Green and Pleasant Land L. Frank Baum - The Wizard of Oz Lewis Carroll - Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland Angela Carter - Fairy Tales Jane Austen - Persuasion Jane Austen - Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen - Emma Charlotte Bronte - Jane Eyre Nancy Mitford - Love in a Cold Climate Nancy Mitford - The Pursuit of Love Nancy Mitford - Don’t Tell Alfred Muriel Spark - Prime of Miss Jean Brodie Muriel Spark - Momento Mori Muriel Spark - Loitering With Intent Helen Fielding - Bridget Jones’s Diary Helen Fielding - The Edge of Reason Monica Ali - Brick Lane Norton Anthology of Literature Graham Greene - End of the Affair Graham Greene - A Burnt Out Case Anita Brookner - Hotel Du Lac Alex Khan - Bollywood Wives Regina Porter - The Travellers Nigella Lawson - Nigella Kitchen Giorgio Locatelli - Made in Sicily Brian Chikwava - Harare North Fatima Bhutto - Songs of Blood and Sword Kate Fox - Watching the English JK Rowling - Casual Vacancy Liane Moriarty - Big Little Lies Richard Yates - Collected Stories Richard Yates - Revolutionary Road Raymond Carver - What We Talk About When We Talk About Love Grace Paley - Collected Stories Richard Flanagan - Narrow Road to the Deep North Adam Johnson - Orphan Master’s Son Fyodor Dostoyevsky - The Idiot Fyodor Dostoyevsky - Crime and Punishment Elif Bautman - The Idiot Elena Ferrante - My Brilliant Friend Thomas Hardy - Tess of the d’Ubervilles Thomas Hardy - Far From the Madding Crowd David Nicholls - One Day Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.