For a young woman who just wants to get her first kiss out of the way, a rugby player seems like the perfect mismatch. But a kiss is never just a kiss...
Now that Soraya Nazari has graduated from university, she thinks it's high time she get some of the life experience she's still lacking partly due to her strict upbringing--and Magnus Evans seems like the perfect way to get it.
Where she's the somewhat timid, artistic daughter of Iranian immigrants, Magnus is the quintessential British lad. With so little in common, Soraya knows there's no way she could ever fall for him, so what's the harm in having a little fun as she navigates who she wants to be in her post-grad life? Besides, the more she discovers about her mother's past and the strain between her parents, the less appealing marriage becomes.
Before long, Soraya begins to realize that there's much more to Magnus than meets the eye...but could she really have a relationship with him without losing the family that's already near tatters? Is she more like her mother than she ever would have thought?
With unforgettable characters at its heart, The Mismatch is a gorgeously written coming-of-age story that shows love can be found in even the most unexpected places. Sara Jafari is a British Iranian writer whose work has been longlisted for Spread the Word's Life Writing Prize and published in gal-dem and The Good Journal. She is a contributor to I Will Not Be Erased and the upcoming romance anthology Who's Loving You. Sara also runs TOKEN Magazine, which showcases writing and artwork by underrepresented writers and artists. Sara works as an editor and is based in London. The Mismatch is her debut novel.
