Tasneem Abdur-Rashid is a British Bengali w riter, born and raised in London. A mother of tw o, Tasneem has w orked across media, public relations and communications for over fifteen years, in the UK and the Middle East. She holds a BA and MA in Creative W riting, and she is the anonymous w riter of the bestselling novel, Desperate in Dubai (2011). Finding Mr Perfectly Fine (2022) is her debut romcom, and her latest novel is The Thirty Before Thirty List. Tasneem is also the co- host of the aw ard-w inning podcast, Not Another Mum Pod, w hich empow ers w omen w ho feel voiceless w ith a platform to share their stories. She w on the coveted SHE Aw ard for Arts and Culture (2023) for her commitment tow ards bringing under- represented voices to the fore.
<p>'An engaging and enjoyable romcom' ALIY A ALI-AFZAL</p><p>Maya's life is safe, predictable, quiet . . .</p><p>She spends her days at the same job she's been at for years, her evenings watching Bollywood movies with her parents and her Saturday nights eating out at the same restaurant w ith her childhood best friend. When Maya meets Noah on the Underground, for tw enty glorious minutes her life becomes exciting. </p><p>Until he jumps off the train, accidentally leaving behind a notebook containing a list of thirty things he w ants to do before he turns thirty. </p><p>Crushed by the abrupt ending to what could have been her happily ever after, Maya challenges herself to work through the items on his list, secretly hoping that whilst climbing out of her rut and (quite literally) climbing mountains, she may find Noah as well as herself. </p><p>Instead, she meets Zakariya; an annoying suitor brought to her by her parents via a dodgy marriage CV.</p><div><br></div>
