If I Loved You Less - Paperback

by Aamna Qureshi (Author)

A joyful romantic comedy retelling of Jane Austen's Emma!

"This book is perfect. IF I LOVED YOU LESS is a deeply romantic, laugh-out-loud love story with sizzling tension and beautiful descriptions that made me wish I was in Long Island in the winter. The world Qureshi has written is a comforting, magical little bubble full of characters with such depth and love for each other, and I want to burrow into the pages like a bookmark and never leave. A thousand stars." - Sarah Hogle, author of YOU DESERVE EACH OTHER

I know what you're thinking: poor little rich girl, she has everything, what else could she possibly need? Well, I'm looking for the great love of my life, thank you very much.

For Long Island native Humaira Mirza, it's always been about love - and she has the matchmaking track record to prove it. Having successfully found 'the one' for both her aunt and her sister, the twenty-three-year-old is ready to claim a bit of romance for herself.

The perfect candidate? The gorgeous Rizwan Ali. But as Humaira employs her unique skills to obtain the perfect match with Rizwan, she's forced to endure the disapproval of family friend Fawad Sheikh who she's known forever. Fawad and Humaira have long traded barbs but as her romantic meddling leads to unintentional misadventures, she realises something shocking - is she starting to care what Fawad thinks?

'I felt all the feelings. I learned things. I loved the characters. This was an excellent retelling of Emma' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'THE MUSLIM ROMANCE I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR!!!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'This book is a love letter to love' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'This book had me tearing up' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'oh she really ate w this one, the easiest five stars i've ever given.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'I really think the setting and culture worked fabulously. Everything just seemed seamless.'⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Author Biography

Aamna Qureshi is a Pakistani, Muslim American who adores words. She is the award-winning author of YA fantasy novel, The Lady or the Lion and its sequel.

Aamna grew up on Long Island, New York, in a very loud household, surrounded by English (for school), Urdu (for conversation), and Punjabi (for emotion). Much of her childhood was spent being grounded for reading past her bed-time, writing stories in the backs of her notebooks, and being scolded by teachers for passing chapters under the tables. Through her writing, she wishes to inspire a love for the beautiful country and rich culture that informed much of her identity.

When she's not writing, she loves to travel to new places where she can explore different cultures or to Pakistan where she can revitalize her roots. She also loves baking complicated desserts, drinking fancy teas and coffees, watching sappy rom-coms, and going for walks about the estate (her backyard). She currently lives in New York.