The Shaytan Bride, Sumaiya Matin
The Shaytan Bride, Sumaiya Matin
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The Shaytan Bride
A Bangladeshi Canadian Memoir of Desire and Faith

Author: Sumaiya Matin

Narrator: Sumaiya Matin

Unabridged: 12 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/28/2022

Synopsis

The true story of how one Muslim woman shaped her own fate and escaped her forced wedding.

Sumaiya Matin was never sure if the story of the Shaytan Bride was truth or myth. When she moved at age six from Dhaka, Bangladesh, to Thunder Bay, Ontario, recollections of this devilish bride followed her. At first, the Shaytan Bride seemed to be the monster of fairy tales, a woman possessed or seduced by a jinni. But everything changes during a family trip to Bangladesh, and in the weeks leading to Sumaiya's own forced wedding, she discovers that the story—and the bride herself—are much closer than they seem.

The Shaytan Bride is the true coming-of-age story of a girl navigating desire and faith. Through her journey into adulthood, she battles herself and her circumstances to differentiate between destiny and free will. Sumaiya Matin's life in love and violence is a testament to one woman's strength as she faces the complicated fallout of her decisions.

About Sumaiya Matin

Sumaiya Matin is a writer, part-time social worker/psychotherapist, and strategic advisor for the Ontario government, working on a wide range of public policy files, including anti-racism. She lives in Toronto.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ruby Is Reading on October 26, 2021

Amazing book. The Shaytan Bride is the true account based on the author's life. The transitions made by her experiences, cultural reflections, religious regards and more. This memoir is surely written with utmost sincerity and resolution. When Sumaiya was six years old, she moved from Dhaka to Ontario......more

Goodreads review by Dana on October 18, 2021

Wow! What a read... Based on the cover the reader gets a sense of - omg that's terrifying!! I went in expecting a keep the lights on kind of read. And while this wasn't at all where this story went ... it was actually so much more. Scary in the sense that when people are so caught up in doing what th......more

Goodreads review by Lazina on December 22, 2021

Wow. I need a minute to reflect. This entire memoir was poetic and so incredibly beautifully written. I couldn’t put it down. I couldn’t stop reading. I don’t know whether my connection was stronger than most being also a Muslim Bangladeshi Canadian woman but this is a 5 star for me. I urge everyone......more

Goodreads review by Silmy on August 16, 2021

The Shaytan Bride is a powerful and extraordinary account of a young woman's journey of finding herself as she navigates through love and violence, trauma and healing, and through faith and family. Through beautiful, lyrical language, Sumaiya invites us into some of the most personal moments of her......more

Goodreads review by Justine on November 15, 2021

This memoir was intense, to say the very least. The Shaytan Bride is the true story of how writer Sumaiya Matin shaped her own fate and escaped her forced wedding when she was just 19 years old. I find it difficult to “review” memoirs because who am I (who is anyone?!) to pass judgment on anyone’s re......more

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