Written by Shamim Sarif
Read by Lisa Bray
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Unabridged 5hr 36min
mp3 64kbps

From the award winning writer of The World Unseen and Despite the Falling Snow comes a spirited tale about culture, tradition, families and an explosive love affair.

Tala, a London-based Palestinian, is preparing for her elaborate Middle Eastern wedding when she meets Leyla, a young British Indian woman who is dating her best friend. Spirited Christian Tala and shy Muslim Leyla could not be more different from each other, but the attraction is immediate and goes deeper than friendship.

As Tala's wedding day approaches, simmering tensions come to a boiling point and the pressure mounts for Tala to be true to herself. Moving between the vast enclaves of Middle Eastern high society and the stunning backdrop of London's West End, I Can't Think Straight explores the clashes between East and West, love and marriage, conventions and individuality, creating a humorous and tender story of unexpected love and unusual freedoms.