Name of the book : The Eid Gift ~ An Adam and Zayneb story
Author : S.K.Ali
Genre : Short story , contemporary , young adult fiction
Publisher : Salaam Reads
Date of Publication : 2020
Number of pages : 76
Hi readers!
The Eid Gift is a companion short story to S.K.Ali’s 2019 young adult contemporary romance novel, Love from A to Z . [ here is the link to my spoiler free review of the book ~ https://disappearingintobooks.wordpress.com/2022/05/02/book-review-love-from-a-to-z/ ]
This story takes place right before the epilogue of Love from A to Z. So, quick tip, consider reading the novel before jumping into this adorable short story. Four years have passed since the last chapter of the novel. Zayneb is a student of legal studies at Northwestern University and currently in Ottawa, Adam’s grandparents’ city, for a month long workshop during Ramadan. Adam, also happens to be in Ottawa for an art installation project. We learn that he has become a successful artist working all over the Gulf countries, managing his symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis.
As a couple, they have grown closer to each other emotionally, so much so that their parents decide it’s time they tied knots in a nikah ceremony at the mosque on Eid !
Reminiscent of O’ Henry’s The Gift of Magi (minus the tragedy) , this short story is all about the joy & festivities of Eid, family gatherings, exchanging gifts, music (here is the link to my spotify playlist for this short story ~ https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5vw76sXZXaISkPokOCxKF9?si=d8601483c4c14e0c ), a spring wedding, loads of love and of course an Eid miracle!
P.S. I am so happy that S.K.Ali gave Adam and Zayneb all the love and the happy ending they deserve!
[ Check out the first aesthetic reel for Zayneb in the upcoming sequel, Love from Mecca to Medina here ~ https://www.instagram.com/tv/CdCtYImlbTW/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= ]
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