Cover art for Hope You Are Satisfied
Published
Verve Books, May 2025
ISBN
9780857308917
Format
Softcover, 224 pages
Dimensions
19.8cm × 12.9cm

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Hope You Are Satisfied welcomes you to Dubai as you've never seen it before...

  1. Twenty-five-year-old Riya works for Discover Arabia, a tour guide company in the far-flung outpost of Dubai. In the months leading up to the first Gulf War, the city's iconic skyline and global reputation are just a gleam in developers' eyes. For Riya, it's a desert purgatory that spreads out between her family back home in India and her unknown future.

As political tensions run high, international arms dealers, American soldiers, CIA consultants, corrupt bosses and wayward vacationers all compete for Discover Arabia's attention. Meanwhile, Riya and her colleagues begin to plan their exit strategies.

Will a favour from Dubai's most notorious fixer offer Riya the chance to fulfil her financial obligations and escape to the United States?

'Exuberant, thrilling, and compassionate to the last page, Malik's sun-soaked novel is a testament to the power of friendships forged far from home' Leigh N. Gallagher, author of Who You Might Be

'Full of hedonism and intrigue, this fast-paced novel is a historical snapshot that proves to be chillingly relevant' Stephanie Feldman, author of Saturnalia

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