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Zara Raheem, author of the acclaimed novel The Marriage Clock, received her MFA from California State University, Long Beach. She is the recipient of the James I. Murashige Jr. Memorial award in fiction and was selected as one of 2019's Harriet Williams Emerging Writers. She resides in Southern California where she teaches English and creative writing.
"""A brilliantly etched portrayal of a young woman navigating the ties that bind and finding herself in the process. You will want to devour it in one sitting."" — Yaffa S. Santos, author of A Taste of Sage and A Touch of Moonlight “Deeply poignant and delightfully entertaining, The Retreat is the perfect novel about love, longing and forgiveness.” — Lauren Gershell, author of That's What Frenemies Are For ""A gentle yet heart-wrenching exploration of how endings can also be seen as beginnings—depending on your point of view."" — Kirkus Reviews ""Raheem’s second novel (after The Marriage Clock) is heartfelt, well-paced, and engrossing. The book explores themes of infertility, gender roles, sisterhood, the South Asian diaspora, and the experience of children of immigrants. Raheem’s story is lively and funny, and readers will feel like cheering on lovable Nadia as she takes desperate measures to save her marriage and find peace."" — Library Journal “An intimate and entertaining glimpse into the life of a young Muslim American woman whose family wants her married. Now! You’ll want to read this in one sitting.” — Susan Elizabeth Phillips, New York Times bestselling author, on The Marriage Clock “Please cancel your weekend plans, because once you dive into The Marriage Clock, it’ll be impossible to tear yourself away. This romantic and insightful book introduces us to Leila Abid, who’s torn between her traditional parents trying to arrange her marriage and her own desire for agency.” — Cosmopolitan “The Marriage Clock is a warm, funny debut novel about love, how we find it, and how we can keep it.” — Popsugar “Zara Raheem’s The Marriage Clock, however, takes a unique and charming look at the beliefs we hold in regard to love and marriage. And that’s precisely why readers should be adding this novel to their August TBR piles.” — Culturess “Raheem’s debut uses chick-lit tropes to smartly skewer modern ways of dating and to bring humor to more traditional South Asian ones.” — Booklist on The Marriage Clock"
