Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Bestselling author, NHS GP, and TV doctor on ITV's Lorraine, Dr Amir Khan tells us about the importance of family fiction, and why he chose to write his first novel about family.
BUY How (Not) to Have an Arranged Marriage by Dr Amir Khan: uk.bookshop.org/a/73/9781035008223
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'Full of the compassion, humanity and mischievous sense of fun you would expect from Dr Amir. This is a complete delight from a born storyteller.' - Lorraine Kelly
He’s the perfect catch (according to his mother).
Yousef is the golden child to his strict Pakistani parents, overshadowing his younger sister, Rehana. As he finishes his medical degree in London, Yousef’s life appears to be mapped out for him: become a doctor, marry a suitable girl of his parents’ choosing and, above all, make his family proud. Then Yousef meets Jess.
A fellow medical student, Jess presents a complication to the plan. Suddenly, Yousef finds himself torn between two worlds – keeping each a secret from the other.
Then, as graduation day looms, Yousef’s mother informs him that she’s started looking for his wife . . .
From Dr Amir Khan, How (Not) To Have an Arranged Marriage is a timely, heartfelt novel which looks at all aspects of modern arranged marriages.
Praise for How (Not) to Have an Arranged Marriage:
'Heartwarming, hilarious and incredibly insightful. Writing with poignant honesty about the messy nature of life, Dr. Amir Khan is definitely an author I’ll be looking out for in the future.' - J F Murray, author of Fling
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Bestselling author, NHS GP, and TV doctor on ITV's Lorraine, Dr Amir Khan tells us about the importance of family fiction, and why he chose to write his first novel about family.
BUY How (Not) to Have an Arranged Marriage by Dr Amir Khan: uk.bookshop.org/a/73/9781035008223
MORE about the book:
'Full of the compassion, humanity and mischievous sense of fun you would expect from Dr Amir. This is a complete delight from a born storyteller.' - Lorraine Kelly
He’s the perfect catch (according to his mother).
Yousef is the golden child to his strict Pakistani parents, overshadowing his younger sister, Rehana. As he finishes his medical degree in London, Yousef’s life appears to be mapped out for him: become a doctor, marry a suitable girl of his parents’ choosing and, above all, make his family proud. Then Yousef meets Jess.
A fellow medical student, Jess presents a complication to the plan. Suddenly, Yousef finds himself torn between two worlds – keeping each a secret from the other.
Then, as graduation day looms, Yousef’s mother informs him that she’s started looking for his wife . . .
From Dr Amir Khan, How (Not) To Have an Arranged Marriage is a timely, heartfelt novel which looks at all aspects of modern arranged marriages.
Praise for How (Not) to Have an Arranged Marriage:
'Heartwarming, hilarious and incredibly insightful. Writing with poignant honesty about the messy nature of life, Dr. Amir Khan is definitely an author I’ll be looking out for in the future.' - J F Murray, author of Fling
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Twitter: twitter.com/panmacmillan
Instagram: instagram.com/panmacmillan/?hl=en
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