Noreen Mughees
Author Interview - Noreen Mughees
Author of The Mis-Arrangement of Sana Saeed
Perfect for fans of Sonali Dev and Uzma Jalaluddin, Noreen Mughees’s sparkling debut novel reunites star-crossed childhood sweethearts against all odds, only for their second chance to clash with their parents’ strict beliefs.
Thirty-three-year-old hijabi Sana Saeed has put away her childhood dream of ishq—an all-consuming, sweeping love. The arranged dates she’s agreed to have failed time after time, and she has responsibilities to consider—namely her sweet, autistic younger brother, Zia. Sana and Zia are a package deal, and she wouldn’t have it any other way. But their traditional mother won’t allow Sana to be named as his future guardian… unless she’s married.
When Daniel Malik walks into Sana’s office at the Department of Environmental Conservation, she’s astonished—their childhood friendship has been a cherished memory ever since a feud between their families put an end to it eighteen years ago. But there’s no chance of them becoming close again; Daniel may be as hot as a Bollywood heartthrob, but not only is he Sana’s new boss, her mother would disown her if she ever brought him home.
With the clock ticking, Sana agrees to a marriage arranged by her family. She’s seen plenty of arranged marriages grow into love; maybe that will happen for her too. But when a high-stakes case at work forces Sana and Daniel to team up, they find themselves less able—and willing—to play their parts of “good desi children.”
Now Sana must make a choice: family and security, or the one man who claimed her heart long ago…
Author Interview - Noreen Mughees
Author I draw inspiration from:
Uzma Jalaluddin, and Emily Henry
Author Interview - Noreen Mughees | Author I Draw Inspiration From
Favorite place to read a book:
Audiobooks
Book character I’d like to be stuck in an elevator with:
Captain Wentworth mixed in with Mr. Darcy's confidence.
Author Interview - Noreen Mughees | Book Character I’d Like to be Stuck in an Elevator With
The moment I knew I wanted to become an author:
ever since I knew what stories were.
Hardback, paperback, ebook or audiobook:
Paperback, audiobook
The last book I read:
Partners in Crime-Alisha Rai
Author Interview - Noreen Mughees | The Last Book I Read
Pen & paper or computer:
Pen, then computer
Book character I think I’d be best friends with:
Probably Anne from Persuasion as she's my fav. character, or Kashaf from Pakistani dramas
Author Interview - Noreen Mughees | Book Character I’d be Best Friends With
If I weren’t an author, I’d be a:
Painter
Favorite decade in fashion history:
In India probably the sixties Bollywood.
Place I’d most like to travel:
Most recently I went to Switzerland and loved it. It's a beautiful country and so well connected in terms if public transportation. Also, as an Indian its been a dream of mine to visit the locations of Bollywood movies I grew up watching.
My signature drink:
Chai
Favorite artist:
too many for this space, but I enjoy Sufi poetry a lot, adaptation of the Poems in a Qawwali form is amazing. I enjoy classical Bollywood as well.
Number one on my bucket list:
Painting. I thought when I was younger I was pretty good at it, but outside of school I never painted. I would love to pick it up again.
Find more from the author:
IG: noreen_lekhak
Twitter, Threads and TikTok are all noreenmughees
Who is Noreen Mughees?
Noreen loves hugging trees, people and cute kittens when she's not daydreaming about HEA's for brown people like her. A desi food addict, she loves cooking and having a mug of garam chai (hot tea) next to her. When not writing she can be found traveling to places real and imaginary
