Fundamentally (Paperback) Nussaibah Younis (author)

A wildly funny and razor-sharp exploration of love, family, religion and the decisions we make in pursuit of belonging.

‘By normal, you mean like you? A slag with a saviour complex?’
Nadia is an academic who’s been disowned by her puritanical mother and dumped by her lover, Rosy. She decides to make a getaway, accepting a UN job in Iraq. Tasked with rehabilitating ISIS women, Nadia becomes mired in the opaque world of international aid, surrounded by bumbling colleagues.

Sara is a precocious and sweary East Londoner who joined ISIS at just fifteen.

Nadia is struck by how similar they are: both feisty and opinionated, from a Muslim background, with a shared love of Dairy Milk and rude pick-up lines. A powerful friendship forms between the two women, until a secret confession from Sara threatens everything Nadia has been working for.

Publisher information
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
ISBN: 9781399623940
Number of pages: 336
Dimensions: 196 x 126 x 30 mm
Weight: 236 g
Language: English