The latter half was somewhat improved but overall this is a very disappointing read. It's being published with high expectations on the author from an adoring public who are fans of her cooking books and Great British Bakeoff success. For those feats I say bravo! This lady can make a cake! Inspirational. That doesn't make you a novelist however. Ward, Rachel (8 October 2015). "The Great British Bake Off 2015: the final – Nadiya crowned winner". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 9 October 2015. Wiseman, Eva (16 December 2016). "Nadiya Hussain: 'This is more than a job – it's important to be out there' ". The Observer . Retrieved 16 December 2016. a b Alice Vincent. "Bake Off's Nadiya Hussain to host travel cookery show". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 26 April 2016. There’s a rule in my house: if the cake stand is empty, it needs to be filled. That hasn’t changed since Bake Off. In fact, I have to bake more than ever. If someone comes to my house and there’s no cake, they question how I won.

a b c d Louise Carpenter (15 November 2015). "What Nadiya did next". The Times . Retrieved 15 November 2015. Welsh, Daniel (15 April 2016). "Great British Bake off winner Nadiya Hussain bestowed honour of baking Queen's 90th birthday cake". The Mirror . Retrieved 15 April 2016. One of the important things that books do for us is provide a window into other lives. What Nadiya Hussain does in her debut novel is give us a window into a Bangladeshi family that lives in a small village in England, with four daughters (and a son) and a number of secrets.Nadiya Hussain praised for "important" BBC documentary on anxiety". Radio Times . Retrieved 27 April 2020. I was born in Luton in 1984, on Christmas Day. That was my claim to fame when I was younger. My eyes lit up when someone asked ‘when is your birthday?’ the answer at the tip of my tongue. Doesn’t have the same effect anymore now I am in my 30’s. My kids however still have some mileage with it ‘so people celebrate your birthday and Jesus’ birthday’? ‘Yes they do’ is my answer. And The Winners Are... The 2017 Women in Film and Television Awards Supported by Sky". Women in Film & TV. 2 December 2017 . Retrieved 27 February 2020.

There is Fatima who is the eldest sister, she still lives at home, and is determined she may eventually pass her driving test. She also appears to be addicted to squeezy cheese, and isn't really sure of her own identity. Then there are twins Farah and Bubblee. Farah is married to Mo, and is the daughter to tries to do the most for her parents and her family, but she is hiding things from her family. Bubblee doesn't always see eye to eye anymore with Farah and lives in London, and is more of a feminist. Lastly there is Mae, the baby of the family, who is still at school but also is doing wonders with her social media project. Mae can always be found recording her family, at least until she posts something to her blog that takes off overnight! a b "Nadiya Hussain: The Great British Bake Off winner reveals racial abuse", BBC News, 14 August 2016. Fatima just doesn't fit in and cannot just seem to pass her driving test. Farah is happyily married but longs for a baby. Bubblee dares to be different and has no tolerance to culture and Mae is coping with being a social media star. The sisters have never been more different but something happens and they learn about themselves, each other, life, love and most importantly, they learn that sometimes, family isn't just what you have, it's exactly what you need. 😁 Besides those two, we have Bubblee and Mae. Now these two are determined and dream of being an artist in London and a YouTube star. I definitely liked each sister because they brought something different to the book. They all had pros and cons that made them feel realistic and easy to relate to. I also really liked how I got to know more about Bangladeshi roots throughout this. Mostly because I do have friends from that area and it's always interesting to hear about. TV preview: Nadiya's Party Feasts". Yorkshire Evening Post. 11 December 2018 . Retrieved 11 December 2018.

Oot, Torey Van (27 October 2015). "How One Woman Is Using Her Oven To Change The Way The World Sees Muslims". Refinery29 . Retrieved 27 January 2016. Just after our first wedding anniversary we had our first baby boy, Musa and then the following year we had our second baby boy, Dawud. They may have been the busiest 2 years of my life or at least I thought they were. I didn’t really know what I had in store over the coming years.

Great British Bake Off: More than 10 million tune in to first episode". The BBC . Retrieved 26 April 2016. a b c d "Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Nadiya Hussain go head-to-head as 2017 Royal Television Society Awards nominations revealed". Radio Times . Retrieved 9 March 2017. Khaleeli, Homa (12 October 2015). "Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain: 'I wasn't thinking about representing Muslims, I was thinking about my bakes' ". The Guardian . Retrieved 2 December 2015.My only complaint is a little quibble about story structure. The solution Fatti comes up with towards the end (trying to keep this vague) felt like it could have used more foreshadowing, as it all seemed very sudden and not really tied to anything that had happened previously. But I suppose life doesn't always involve foreshadowing, and some ideas do spring up out of nowhere, so it's a fault I'm inclined to forgive.