In the Shadows of Love
by Awais Khan
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Pub Date 3 Oct 2024 | Archive Date 24 Sep 2024
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Description
A life hiding her heartbreak. A message that will change her world.
To strangers that pass her on the streets of Lahore, Mona Ahmed lives a life to be envied. Married to wealthy businessman Bilal, with happily married children and living in a vast home with staff to attend to her every desire, she seems to want for nothing.
But behind the gilded exterior lies a past of secrets and heartbreak. While they may have weathered the storm of Mona’s infidelity, with Bilal embracing the child born out of that secret love affair, their marriage remains shaky.
While Mona’s heart is broken with memories of her lost soulmate, she hides her pain behind becoming the perfect wife, hosting glamorous, high-profile gatherings for the rest of Lahore’s high society, keeping up appearances for fear of inviting gossip.
Each day has the same slow, regular rhythm… until the first message arrives, and everything in Mona’s life changes in an instant. Will the secrets of Mona’s past threaten her future, her marriage and even her life?
A captivating, thought-provoking and heartbreaking read.
Advance Praise
Praise for Awais Khan:
‘A truly remarkable ride through a Pakistan I never knew with one of the foremost talents in the genre.' Imran Mahmood
‘Remarkably beautiful but haunting and thrilling in equal measure, Khan’s writing is assured, accomplished and compulsive. I loved it.’ Helen Fields
‘A dark drama showing the raw reality of Pakistani high society, beautifully written, with a clever twist in the tale.' Michael Wood
'A triumphant return to the glittering world of Pakistani high society.’ A.A. Chaudhuri
'Set in Lahore, Pakistan, a city full of extremes, of violent gangs and incredible wealth, we follow Mona and Bilal as they navigate family secrets and forgiveness. Stunning.’ Louise Swanson
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781804368114 |
| PRICE | £4.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 304 |
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Featured Reviews
Tracy S, Librarian
Mona seems to have it all, but as usual within marriages and peoples lives she like others puts on a brave face and continues to hide her struggles.
I loved this descriptive tale set in Pakistan. It is rich in detail and paints a colourful picture of how things are.
I did not have any expectation with the plot so this made my reading time quite exceptional. It is a vivid depiction of how the other half live whilst having the same heartbreaks and sadness like the rest of us.
In The Shadows of Love is a wonderful read and I loved Mona..
Librarian 1081599
Absolutely loved this beautiful take that not everything you see and here about a person and what you presume to be a perfect privileged live is true. I think this book will hit home to so many people to not judge a book by its cover and that we all have our different struggles and dreams and that’s what makes us the unique human people that we are
Helen C, Reviewer
In the Shadow of love is a brilliant sequel to In the Company of Strangers. It gives us a glimpse of life in Pakistan. It had me hooked from start to finish. It took me just over a day to finish it. It is a beautiful book. I would highly recommend you read it.
Reading T, Reviewer
A book that reads like an action packed fast paced movie in which you will get an unlikely dangerous love triangle and kidnappings and crime scenes?!
Don’t look any further. Just grab this one filled with drama of high society people! I can tell you that you won’t be able to get a moment of boredom if you dare to expect some of it while reading this book.
Based in modern Pakistan, the story revolves around a successful businesswoman who ultimately gets to enjoy the life she wanted after facing abuse and violence in her past, got heartbroken and amidst the rumours of her child she’s getting even more successful with the love and support of her husband.
Things do get crazy when she receives a text message of threat black mailing her of her past secrets.
Well, the secret isn’t that secret but see how much it affects so many lives in the years to come.
I am thoroughly impressed with the author’s writing and I am surprised I haven’t read the author’s previous books. Well, I will read them all - three to be exact! They all sound so interesting!
Thank you, Hera, for the ARC.
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