Saris and the City
By (Author) Rekha Waheed
Headline Publishing Group
Little Black Dress
1st July 2010
United Kingdom
Paperback
352
Width 112mm, Height 179mm, Spine 23mm
186g
Love, lingerie and family loyalties collide in this sexy, sassy tale of chasing success but at what cost
When ambitious City analyst Yasmin Yusuf s hope for a traditional happy ever after in the romance stakes is shattered she decides there s only one course of action: get smart, sexy and successful. And what better way to achieve it than by turning around a failing lingerie company Swept head-first into her glamorous new job by suave private banker Zachary Khan, Yasmin is soon clashing with snobby fashionistas, pedantic accountants, her culturally conservative Bengali family and, worst of all, Hannah Gibbs-Smythson, Zach s indomitable senior advisor. With the odds stacked against her and her attraction to Zach complicating matters even further, the stakes for Yasmin have never been higher... Is she prepared to risk everything for the success she cravesRekha Waheed is of Bengali origin and was born and raised in West London. Following a successful career as a corporate analyst, Rekha now makes regular appearances on the BBC Asian Network and at literary and social events to debate social issues affecting British Asians in the west. This is her second novel following The A-Z Guide To Arranged Marriage.