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Abda Khan is a lawyer turned writer. She is the author of the novels ‘Stained’ and ‘Razia’ and her poetry collection ‘Losing Battles Winning Wars’. Her third novel, ‘That Which May Destroy You’, (publication date 8 March 2025), is a gripping courtroom thriller exploring the issue of ‘gaslighting’. She writes commissioned pieces for various publications, organisations and projects. She teaches creative writing, and produces and directs her own creative community projects.. She is a Desi Blitz Arts Ambassador, a Lloyds Bank Women of the Future Ambassador, and she won British Muslim Woman of the Year in 2019.

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Abda Khan My favourite fictional couple has to be Mr and Mrs Bennett from Pride and Prejudice. I think they are funny together; their humour feeds off each othe…moreMy favourite fictional couple has to be Mr and Mrs Bennett from Pride and Prejudice. I think they are funny together; their humour feeds off each other, so that they manage to expose each other's flaws very well.
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I want to read this story, but I'm worried it might give me panic attacks. As a writer, I've been taught not to censor myself, but some content is difficult to write. I've tried to fictionalize some instances, but still the writing has ended up in the drawer. What methods do you use when writing very emotional and shocking scenes?

Abda Khan Hi. Thank you for your question.
Stained deals with some difficult issues, including rape, and I would urge caution if you are prone to becoming upset…moreHi. Thank you for your question.
Stained deals with some difficult issues, including rape, and I would urge caution if you are prone to becoming upset as a result of reading books that tackle such emotive topics. That said, how often can you actually find a novel that does tackle such topics? Whilst the story does explore some dark subjects, the overall message is very positive; one of light over dark, freedom over oppression, hope over despair.
As for the writing, this is a difficult thing. Some of the scenes in Stained were mentally exhausting to write, but when I was writing them I had in the back of my mind the reasons why I was writing this novel, and that helped. Also, writing the more difficult stuff earlier in the day was better than late at night, as to write close to bedtime means you take the words and images with you. And often after I had written such emotionally draining parts of the book, I would then go out and do something completely different; lighthearted, and relaxing. I hope that helps. Abda(less)

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	Razia 4.16 avg rating — 91 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	That Which May Destroy You 4.47 avg rating — 15 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Stained now published

I am pleased to say that Stained was published on 3 October. I have had some brilliant feedback already, which is really great.
Well, now the hard work really begins. I am preparing for the start of my book promotion activities, commencing with a BBC Radio interview tomorrow afternoon. Then I have three author talks in the next week, after which I will be heading off to the USA for my book tour.
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Abda Khan liked M S's review of That Which May Destroy You: "I loved this novel. This is my favourite book by Abda Khan so far. The characterisation was brilliant throughout. I thought it was really easy to empathise with the protagonist and the villain was painted well. A word of warning however, this is not " Read more of this review »
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