Book Info
For many years, Nasreen Akhtar dreamt of an exquisite man: her extraordinary guy.
But when the threat of a very real man become closer to reality - when her parents began to put the wheels of marriage arrangements into motion - Nasreen realised that if she were to avoid the horrors of awkward, loveless matrimonials she would have to go looking for love.
With the threat of what Nasreen perceived as ‘man with moustache’ pushing her onward, she ventured in the digital abyss, and began Internet dating.
On the web, Nasreen encounters a host of illegible bachelors: the filthy rich, the slightly poor, the wrong, the cruel, the nice, the idiotic, the perverted and the disgustingly distinguished. Despite their incompatibility, Nasreen’s encounters give her a renewed understanding of her world and herself.
But when the threat of a very real man become closer to reality - when her parents began to put the wheels of marriage arrangements into motion - Nasreen realised that if she were to avoid the horrors of awkward, loveless matrimonials she would have to go looking for love.
With the threat of what Nasreen perceived as ‘man with moustache’ pushing her onward, she ventured in the digital abyss, and began Internet dating.
On the web, Nasreen encounters a host of illegible bachelors: the filthy rich, the slightly poor, the wrong, the cruel, the nice, the idiotic, the perverted and the disgustingly distinguished. Despite their incompatibility, Nasreen’s encounters give her a renewed understanding of her world and herself.
As seasons change and years slip by, Nasreen comes to resign herself to a lonely life, without love or companionship. But, maybe love can only emerge when you’re not looking for it…
Catch a Fish from the Sea (Using the Internet) is the enthralling story of one heart’s hopeful journey.
About the Author
Nasreen Akhtar holds a postgraduate degree in Linguistics from Goldsmiths’ College, University of London. She is a freelance copywriter and proprietor of the publishing imprint Greenbirds. She was born in 1974 and came to the UK with her Pakistani parents when she was 4 years of age.