Ayuni

Book info: Ayuni (Paperback, 372 pages – Casa Mocha Books, 2021) – Casa Mocha Books, 2021. Language: Eng.

Condition: Very Good

They came from the same neighbourhood. They came from different worlds.Miri has grown up in the sheltered world of a Chassidic community in north London. Her strict upbringing has prevented her from pursuing a career or dating. She has never even spoken to a boy other than a close relative. Soon, she will be expected to accept a traditional arranged match, and she dreads being bound to someone she cannot love.When her more adventurous friend persuades her to step outside her world for one evening, she agrees on a whim. It is a decision that will change everything. There, she meets Ben. Kind, sensitive, and hiding his own secret pain, Ben is from the exiled, Middle Eastern Jewish community of Aden. Despite their differences, Ben and Miri are drawn to one another. What her friend only intended as harmless fun slowly becomes something neither Miri nor Ben can walk away from, with far-reaching consequences for them all, and risks tearing Miri's family apart.Ayuni is a contemporary romance. A story of forbidden love, loyalty, loss and the bonds of friendship, set against the backdrop of two little-known Jewish communities in London. Warm, emotional and uplifting fiction that asks how much we are willing to risk for the people we love.