The Secret Diary of a Broody Bengali

<h4>First comes love... then comes marriage... now the nosey aunties are asking when I'm going to have a baby. </h4><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>In this laugh-out-loud heartwarming romantic comedy our strong female protagonist - a British Bengali girl - is contemplating starting a family. But with a blossoming career and a transient life away from family is she truly ready for the life changing journey of becoming a mum? </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The meddling aunties competitive cousins and her adorable yet overbearing mother all have something to say about it. As the community chimes in with unsolicited opinions our heroine must navigate the noise while staying true to herself.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Set against the backdrop of a vibrant and culturally rich community this romcom delves into the themes of family identity diversity and belonging. Through laughter love and acerbic glass half empty pessimism our endearing heroine embarks on a journey of self-discovery and self love.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Blending her signature humour with bags of emotion Halima Khatun's </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Secret Diary of a Broody Bengali </em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>is an unputdownable tale that will have you eagerly turning the pages desperate for just one more chapter.</span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><span>??</span>About the author</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Halima Khatun is a former journalist (having worked for ITV and the BBC) writer and PR consultant. Since she was a child she knew that words would be her thing. With a lifelong passion for writing Halima wrote her first novel - a coming-of-age children's story - at the age of 12. It was politely turned down by all the major publishing houses. However proving that writing was indeed her forte Halima went on to study English and journalism and was one of just four people in the UK to be granted a BBC scholarship during her postgraduate studies. She has since written for a number of publications including the HuffPost and Yahoo! Style and has been featured in the Express Metro and other national publications. Halima also blogs on lifestyle food and travel and parenthood on halimabobs.com. You can find her books and more on halimakhatun.co.uk. </span></p><p><br></p>