Amabookabooka

AV Education — Raashida Khan had worked in a bank and for NGOs and as she was approaching 50 she took a giant leap of faith and threw in the 9-to-5 towel and picked up a pen. With that decision she became a fulltime writer - and has two novels, a poetry anthology and a collection of short stories under her belt. Her first novel, Mirror Cracked, tells the story of Azraa Hassim a successful woman whose perfect life is shattered when she discovers her husband is having an affair. The book, which received an award, explores themes of betrayal, sexuality, homosexuality, drugs and mental health in the Muslim community.