{"id":17577,"date":"2024-03-12T19:24:15","date_gmt":"2024-03-12T23:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/?page_id=17577"},"modified":"2024-11-13T12:16:30","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T17:16:30","slug":"alina-khawaja","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/authors\/alina-khawaja\/","title":{"rendered":"Alina Khawaja"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Alina Khawaja is a Pakistani-Canadian writer. She earned a BA in English, History and Creative Writing from the University of Toronto an a MA in Literatures of Modernity from the Toronto Metropolitan University. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"145\" height=\"218\" data-src=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2024\/03\/Mayas-Laws-of-Love-book-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17579 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2024\/03\/Mayas-Laws-of-Love-book-cover.jpg 145w, https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2024\/03\/Mayas-Laws-of-Love-book-cover-100x150.jpg 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 145px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 145\/218;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fiction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maya&#8217;s Laws of Love: A Novel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Toronto: Mira Books\/Harlequin, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publisher&#8217;s Synopsis (From its website)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Maya Mirza is so convinced she\u2019s unlucky in love that she\u2019s come up with a list of laws to explain it. Most importantly\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Maya\u2019s Law #1: Anything that&nbsp;can&nbsp;go wrong&nbsp;will&nbsp;go wrong.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>But that\u2019s about to change. Maya\u2019s headed to Pakistan for an arranged marriage with a handsome, successful doctor who ticks all the right boxes. First comes marriage, then comes love\u2014she\u2019s sure of it. Except\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Law #4: When you think you\u2019re lucky, think again.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>From the start, Maya&#8217;s journey is riddled with disaster, and the cynical lawyer seated next to her on the plane isn\u2019t helping. When a storm leaves them stranded in Switzerland, she and Sarfaraz become unlikely travel companions through bus breakdowns and missed connections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Law #6: Trips are never smooth sailing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>And before long, Maya\u2019s wondering whether she\u2019s just experienced the ultimate in misfortune\u2014finally meeting the right man a few days before she marries someone else. And Maya might just be the worst person to keep a secret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Law #18: If you\u2019re overtired, you\u2019ll always spill your guts.\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>But maybe, if she\u2019s willing to bend some laws, this detour could take her somewhere totally\u2014and wonderfully\u2014unexpected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Alina Khawaja <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thealinakhawaja.com\/\">personal website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Publisher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harlequin.com\">Mira\/Harlequin<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alina Khawaja is a Pakistani-Canadian writer. 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