Four Eids and a Funeral

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Let's get one thing straight: this is a love story.Said Hossain hates Tiwa Olatunji. And Tiwa would happily never see Said again in her life. Growing up, the two were inseparable, but they have barely spoken since the incident many Eids ago and both of them would like to keep it that way. But when Said comes home for a funeral and the town's Islamic Centre burns down on the same day, they have to face each other again and sparks fly. Both of them want to see the Islamic Centre rebuilt. For Tiwa, it represents the community that she loves and a way to keep her fractured family together. For Said, it's an opportunity to build his portfolio for his secret application to art school, where he hopes that he'll be able to pursue his dreams of becoming an artist, rather than a doctor.Working with your sworn enemy is never easy, and this could be the hardest thing that Said and Tiwa have ever done. But in trying to save the Islamic Centre and Eid, could these enemies become something else... A gorgeous, bright and swoony YA Muslim rom-com from two bestselling, award-winning stars of YA: Faridah Abike-Iyimide and Adiba Jaigirdar

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Bursting with joy, humour and so much love - for romance, for community, for home and the people who make us - Four Eids and a Funeral is a beautiful and poignant rom-com. I would do anything for Tiwa and Said and their enemies-to-lovers romance is fraught with tension, complexity and yearning - not to mention a very excellent cat. * Bea Fitzgerald, Sunday Times bestselling author of GIRL, GODDESS, QUEEN *
Said and Tiwa's love story is sweet and uplifting, and their quest to save their community's Islamic center will have you cheering! A fresh take on the classic friends-to-enemies-to-lovers romcom. * Michelle Quach, author of NOT HERE TO BE LIKED *
Four Eids and a Funeral is a slow-burn, will-they-won't-they, sweet romance that celebrates faith, community and second chances. * Abiola Bella, author of ONLY FOR THE HOLIDAYS *
Two of the biggest rising stars in British and Irish YA Fiction. * The Bookseller *
A Muslim romcom from two rising stars of YA set around the rebuilding of an Islamic Centre. * Guardian, Books to Look Out For in 2024 *

Author Bio

Faridah bke-ymde is a writer from South London who has dreamed of writing books about Black kids saving (or destroying) the world all her life. She is an avid tea drinker, a collector of strange mugs, and is currently studying English, Chinese and Anthropology in the Scottish Highlands. Faridah can be found on Twitter at @faridahlikestea, on Instagram at @faridahlikestea, and at www.faridahabikeiyimide.com where she also runs a weekly literary podcast, "The Write Type".