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Sweethearts of Ilford Lane

By Farzana Hakim

Pen to Print’s flagship competition is The Book Challenge. Since 2014 Pen to Print through The Book Challenge competition have been supporting new writers in completing their first novels with free mentoring support from professional writers. In partnership with New Generation Publishing we assist in the publication of these novels for you to enjoy.

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Samina is in love with Hassan. But what will become of this love, when her cultural and religious boundaries begin to hinder her dreams of any future with him?

Will Samina admit her feelings for Hassan as they plough through the obstacles of growing up in multicultural London?

Will she survive the bitterness of family expectations and secrets?

Come follow the Sweethearts in this story of innocence and a deeply moving friendship, and experience how it turns into a twisted tale of fates…

Sweethearts of Ilford Lane is available to buy from Amazon
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By Farzana Hakim

Pen to Print’s flagship competition is The Book Challenge. Since 2014 Pen to Print through The Book Challenge competition have been supporting new writers in completing their first novels with free mentoring support from professional writers. In partnership with New Generation Publishing we assist in the publication of these novels for you to enjoy.

*****

‘I hate you Hassan Iqmal!’

‘I’ve hated him since the first day of secondary school. He was my tormentor. A bad boy, bully, who pulled my plaits, stole my stationary and called me awful names.

How this burning hate later melts into an ardent love, compels me to this day…’

 

Samina is in love with Hassan. But what will become of this love, when her cultural and religious boundaries begin to hinder her dreams of any future with him?

Will Samina admit her feelings for Hassan as they plough through the obstacles of growing up in multicultural London?

Will she survive the bitterness of family expectations and secrets?

Come follow the Sweethearts in this story of innocence and a deeply moving friendship, and experience how it turns into a twisted tale of fates…

 

A Heart rendering read from award winning debut novelist Farzana Hakim. Her second novel The Silence of a Deep River, which is an equally moving and thought-provoking story, has already won first prize in the Pen to Print Book Challenge.

Sweethearts of Ilford Lane is available to buy from Amazon
Weight 12 kg
Dimensions 34 × 56 × 78 cm