Catch a Fish from the Sea (Using the Internet)

What happens when Asian Muslim sensibilities meet Internet dating?

Catch a Fish from the Sea (Using the Internet) is a real-life romantic comedy about an ordinary girl’s search for an extraordinary guy.

Battling traditional South Asian sensibilities and the wilderness of Internet dating, Nasreen Akhtar fearlessly searches for someone to love - or even like. Witty, heart-breaking and bitter-sweet, Catch a Fish from the Sea is a memoir that provides a hilarious, moving account of life in multicultural Britain.

Shortlisted for The Book to Talk About 2009,this is the first memoir of its kind to have been published by a modern female proud of her British identity as well as her Pakistani Muslim heritage.

Critical Acclaim

Deeply moving and poignant, it draws you in emotionally – you don’t know whether to laugh or cry, but it is impossible to be indifferent.” Imran Ahmad, author, Unimagined

A young Muslim woman in the 21st century - this book shows you how funny, bright, patient, creative you have to be. If I were a man, I would marry her now” Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, writer, broadcaster, columnist The Independent & Evening Standard

This book will free the Muslim community from prejudice and ignorant labels currently waved around. In her funny and insightful book, Nasreen Akhtar takes us into the heart and mind of a Muslim woman who wants to get married and who discovers the beautiful spirituality of her religion. No prejudices, no fanatics. Lots of laughs and some tears” Dr. Joy Manné, editor, The Healing Breath

Fun, engaging and honest.” Asian Woman magazine

I have just read a dispatch from the front line of cultural tectonics. Nasreen Akhtar has written the kind of memoir of a book I would never normally read, a personal memoir of a young woman seeking a husband Catch a Fish from the Sea (Using the Internet). I halfway through reading it but I am hooked. For the casual reader it’s a romantic journey. But it’s also a fascinating insight into the mind of a young person who sees themselves as both British, Islamic and South Asian.” John Davies, Latest 7 magazine

Compelling début … will strike a chord in the hearts of anyone searching for love.” Sara Bain, Arts & Entertainment editor, Dumfries & Galloway Standard

.. witty, honest and intelligently written narrative. All in all, a truly brilliant read. emel magazine