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The Dig Up
Meet Mulki, an aspiring archaeologist on the brink of finishing her Ph.D. Her heart's deepest desire is to follow in her late father's footsteps and showcase Somali culture to the world through her digs. Pious, traditional, and level-headed, Mulki wasn't looking to settle down anytime soon. Yet when the doors of matrimony open up to her, Mulki finds herself suddenly entering.
Enter Bashe, a suave investment banker who seems to have it all together except for his love life. A turn of events causes Bashe to seek out Mulki's hand. For a man who had dedicated his career to calculating and predicting market and economic changes, Bashe did not have the foresight to know his own heart, he did not calculate just how hard he would fall for Mulki.
Get ready to dig into this captivating tale of Muslim love, Somali culture, and the unexpected twists of fate.
Enter Bashe, a suave investment banker who seems to have it all together except for his love life. A turn of events causes Bashe to seek out Mulki's hand. For a man who had dedicated his career to calculating and predicting market and economic changes, Bashe did not have the foresight to know his own heart, he did not calculate just how hard he would fall for Mulki.
Get ready to dig into this captivating tale of Muslim love, Somali culture, and the unexpected twists of fate.
458 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 12, 2024
About the author
I. Farah
4 books99 followersI. Farah is a Somali Canadian author known for crafting emotionally rich stories that explore the nuances of contemporary romance. Drawing inspiration from her experiences as a young Muslim woman growing up in Canada, Farah creates grounded, relatable characters whose journeys resonate with readers from diverse backgrounds. Her background in STEM also informs her storytelling, adding realism, curiosity, and ambition to the worlds she builds.
Her writing weaves together themes of identity, love, and family, balancing heartfelt emotion with moments of humor and cultural reflection. Her novels Memory Lane, The Dig Up, Beyond the Sidelines, and Complicated Codes celebrate the beauty found in life’s unexpected turns and the resilience required to navigate them.
When she isn’t writing, Farah can usually be found café hopping, experimenting with new recipes with varying degrees of success, or hunting for the next mug to add to her growing collection, always with coffee strong enough to fuel her next daydream in hand. She continues to inspire readers with her distinctive voice and her unwavering belief in hope, healing, and hard-earned happy endings.
Find more of I. Farah's work on her social media pages:
Instagram: @i.farah_author
TikTok: @authori.farah
Her writing weaves together themes of identity, love, and family, balancing heartfelt emotion with moments of humor and cultural reflection. Her novels Memory Lane, The Dig Up, Beyond the Sidelines, and Complicated Codes celebrate the beauty found in life’s unexpected turns and the resilience required to navigate them.
When she isn’t writing, Farah can usually be found café hopping, experimenting with new recipes with varying degrees of success, or hunting for the next mug to add to her growing collection, always with coffee strong enough to fuel her next daydream in hand. She continues to inspire readers with her distinctive voice and her unwavering belief in hope, healing, and hard-earned happy endings.
Find more of I. Farah's work on her social media pages:
Instagram: @i.farah_author
TikTok: @authori.farah
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