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'It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a student visa must be in want of an Australian wife.

Twenty-eight-year old Esma has a Masters in human resources management, never orders just a salad, is well-travelled, has excellent taste in music, watches the ABC news, has The Guardian saved as an application on her iPhone, knows all the two-letter words in Scrabble and can tell the difference between a Ford and Holden. Armed with a personalised check-list, she's on the hunt for Mr Right, who must be Muslim.

'Tired of failed matchmaking, online dating sites and people calling her 'old fashioned', Esma forms a 'No Sex in the City' club with her friends Lisa, Ruby and Nirvana.

'Esma's quest for The One was never going to be easy but when family, friends and meddling employers are thrown into the equation, her path to true love suddenly takes a great big detour.'

(Publisher's blurb)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Saqi Books ,
      2013 .
      image of person or book cover 1709021689407269007.jpg
      This image has been sourced from online.
      Extent: 384p.p.
      ISBN: 9780863567117
Language: Indonesian
    • Jakarta, Java,
      c
      Indonesia,
      c
      Southeast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
      :
      Gramedia Pustaka Utama ,
      2015 .
      image of person or book cover 9079037653206975874.jpg
      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 414p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 3rd December 2015.
      ISBN: 9786020321226

Works about this Work

No Sex in the City by Randa Abdel-Fattah Bianca Chui , 2013 single work essay
— Appears in: The Asian Review of Books 2013;

'Not just a fun and touching read, Randa Abdel-Fattah’s No Sex in the City is also a wider meditation on contemporary urban women. In contrast to the focus on sex and material desire normally depicted in mainstream culture, this novel—which can fairly be labeled as chick-lit without being condescending—contains sometimes veiled aspects in the life of multicultural modern women.'  (Introduction)

A Career Shaped Around Personal Passions Alex Johnson , 2012 single work biography
— Appears in: Sydney Pen Magazine , November 2012; (p. 6-7)
'Randa Abdel-Fattah is a lawyer, human rights activist and a doctoral candidate in the Centre for Social Inclusion at Macquarie University, researching Islamophobia. She is regular guest commentator on radio and television. In 2010, she was invited by the US State Department as the Australian representative in a three-week program across the United States to investigate multiculturalism and policy. She is the third writer in Sydney PEN's 'Free Voices' series.' (6)
Chick Lit Stephanie Pegler , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 11 August 2012; (p. 21)

— Review of No Sex in the City Randa Abdel-Fattah , 2012 single work novel
Fiction Julia Ross , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 4 - 5 August 2012; (p. 22)

— Review of No Sex in the City Randa Abdel-Fattah , 2012 single work novel
Fiction Kerryn Goldsworthy , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 4 August 2012; (p. 32) The Sydney Morning Herald , 4-5 August 2012; (p. 32)

— Review of Harry Curry : The Murder Book Stuart Littlemore , 2012 selected work short story ; No Sex in the City Randa Abdel-Fattah , 2012 single work novel
Love Match Steve Dow , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 8 July 2012; (p. 4)

— Review of No Sex in the City Randa Abdel-Fattah , 2012 single work novel
Fiction Kerryn Goldsworthy , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 4 August 2012; (p. 32) The Sydney Morning Herald , 4-5 August 2012; (p. 32)

— Review of Harry Curry : The Murder Book Stuart Littlemore , 2012 selected work short story ; No Sex in the City Randa Abdel-Fattah , 2012 single work novel
Fiction Julia Ross , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 4 - 5 August 2012; (p. 22)

— Review of No Sex in the City Randa Abdel-Fattah , 2012 single work novel
Chick Lit Stephanie Pegler , 2012 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 11 August 2012; (p. 21)

— Review of No Sex in the City Randa Abdel-Fattah , 2012 single work novel
Mr Right's Gotta Have Faith Julieanne Strachan , 2012 single work column
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 1 July 2012; (p. 3)
A Career Shaped Around Personal Passions Alex Johnson , 2012 single work biography
— Appears in: Sydney Pen Magazine , November 2012; (p. 6-7)
'Randa Abdel-Fattah is a lawyer, human rights activist and a doctoral candidate in the Centre for Social Inclusion at Macquarie University, researching Islamophobia. She is regular guest commentator on radio and television. In 2010, she was invited by the US State Department as the Australian representative in a three-week program across the United States to investigate multiculturalism and policy. She is the third writer in Sydney PEN's 'Free Voices' series.' (6)
No Sex in the City by Randa Abdel-Fattah Bianca Chui , 2013 single work essay
— Appears in: The Asian Review of Books 2013;

'Not just a fun and touching read, Randa Abdel-Fattah’s No Sex in the City is also a wider meditation on contemporary urban women. In contrast to the focus on sex and material desire normally depicted in mainstream culture, this novel—which can fairly be labeled as chick-lit without being condescending—contains sometimes veiled aspects in the life of multicultural modern women.'  (Introduction)

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