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100 1  Awad, Amal,|eauthor. 
245 10 Courting Samira :|ba novel /|cAmal Awad. 
264  1 London :|bHarperVia,|c2023. 
300    319 pages ;|c21 cm 
336    text|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|2rdamedia 
338    volume|2rdacarrier 
520 8  Set in Sydney, Australia, 'Courting Samira' is a charming 
       and frothy romantic comedy about a twenty-seven-year-old 
       Muslim woman who finds herself in an unexpected love 
       triangle - a sparkling ode to meddling best friends, 
       traditional courtship, The Princess Bride, and, of course,
       the possibility of love.|bSet in Sydney, Australia, 
       Courting Samira is a charming and frothy romantic comedy 
       about a twenty-seven-year-old Palestinian woman who finds 
       herself in an unexpected love triangle-a sparkling ode to 
       meddling best friends, traditional courtship, The Princess
       Bride, and, of course, the possibility of love.Coming from
       a moderately traditional Muslim family, twenty-seven-year-
       old Samira Abdel-Aziz has endured her fair share of 
       arranged matches-first dates she calls "doorknock appeals,
       " where she and her possible suitors eat snacks in her 
       living room in the company of both sets of parents. Her 
       general rule: no shoes with tassels, no cheesy leather 
       jackets, no mustaches. A girl has to have some standards, 
       right? The truth is, Samira is already experiencing enough
       wedding drama as an assistant at Bridal Bazaar magazine 
       and as a gofer for her soon-to-be-married cousin and 
       nemesis Zahra. She's not sure she needs to add any of her 
       own.When she meets the charismatic Menem at a work retreat,
       Samira finds herself intrigued. But her best friend Lara 
       insists Menem isn't right for her, and now her childhood 
       friend Hakeem has begun behaving oddly. Adding to the 
       confusion, Samira is seeking a promotion at work, yet 
       isn't sure it's the job of her dreams. Suddenly, her life 
       is full of drama and complications, and she realizes that 
       part of growing up is making difficult choices about what-
       and whom-she really wants. 
650  0 Muslim girls|zAustralia|zSydney (N.S.W.)|vFiction. 
651  0 Sydney (N.S.W.)|vFiction. 
655  7 Romance fiction.|2lcgft