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1472284577 
Book Sofia Khan and the baby blues; Ayisha Malik
Year: 2022
Language: English
Type: Book
Class Number: F
Category: Fiction
Publisher: Headline Review, 2022
Physical or Electronic: Physical
ISBN: 9781472284570
Notes:
Includes QR code
Sofia Khan is going about everything the wrong way. At least, that's what her mother, Mehnaz, thinks. Sofia is twice-divorced, homeless and - worst of all - refusing to give up on a fostered baby girl. Sofia's just not behaving like a normal woman should. Sofia doesn't see it like that. She's planning to adopt Millie, and she's sure it'll be worth it. (Even if it means she and Millie have to stay at Mehnaz's place for a while.) And as Sofia finally begins to live the life she's chosen, she finds both romance and happiness start to blossom. But then someone comes back from the past - and not even Sofia's own past. Suddenly, she's faced with a choice. To do what's best for those she loves, Sofia might have to break her own heart. And she might find herself needing the last person she expected.
Series: Sofia Khan
Extent: 159 pages, 20 cm, pbk
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