The Secret Lives of the Amir Sisters: the debut heart warming women’s fiction novel from the much-loved winner of Great British Bake Off, the first book in the Amir Sisters series

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Just after our first wedding anniversary we had our first baby boy, Musa and then the following year we had our second baby boy, Dawud. They may have been the busiest 2 years of my life or at least I thought they were. I didn’t really know what I had in store over the coming years. Hund, John (19 June 2016). "Nadiya Hussain: 'I have a senseless love affair with cheese.' ". The Guardian . Retrieved 19 June 2016.

And The Winners Are... The 2017 Women in Film and Television Awards Supported by Sky". Women in Film & TV. 2 December 2017 . Retrieved 27 February 2020. British Bake Off' Winner Takes on the Toughest Judge of All: The Queen". NPR . Retrieved 21 April 2016. In November 2016, Hussain was a judge on the fourth series of Junior Bake Off on CBBC. [40] Hussain replaced Mary Berry on the competition show in which 40 children aged between nine and twelve compete to create the best cakes and treats. [41]

Nadiya has opened up about the sexual abuse she suffered as a child and her suicide attempt aged 10, and written about them in her memoir Finding My Voice. In a 2020 interview, she explained how these experiences have shaped who she is today: "Our past and experiences are the things we always carry around with us. For such a long time I tried to smile, wear colourful clothes and ignore the fact that those scars were there.

a b Furness, Hannah (3 March 2017). " 'I just don't sleep': Nadiya Hussain set for new family challenge ahead of Bake Off battle". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 4 March 2017. I’m less of a control freak since Bake Off. Although when my husband has been cooking for a while, I have to step in. Fish fingers four days in a row is just not acceptable. The difference now having written my memoir is that I feel like the scars are all there, but I can still be the person behind a perfectly polished countertop, with a perfect cake, smiling with joy in my eyes. That's who I am. But the reality is it's not who I am all the time. We can be two versions of ourselves. What I've learnt over the last few years is to be happy with every part of me, whether it be the beautiful bits or the broken bits. It's all me. In 2017, Hussain was named by Debrett's as one of the 500 most influential people in the UK [15] and was on BBC News' 100 Women list. [16] She was also shortlisted for Children's Book of the Year prize at the British Book Awards for Bake Me A Story [17] and was nominated for Breakthrough Star at the Royal Television Society Awards for The Chronicles of Nadiya. [18] Ted Cantle, the author of a government report on community cohesion, said Hussain had done "more for British-Muslim relations than 10 years of government policy". [19] [20] Early life [ edit ] a b c d Louise Carpenter (15 November 2015). "What Nadiya did next". The Times . Retrieved 15 November 2015.Fatima just doesn't fit in and cannot just seem to pass her driving test. Farah is happyily married but longs for a baby. Bubblee dares to be different and has no tolerance to culture and Mae is coping with being a social media star. The sisters have never been more different but something happens and they learn about themselves, each other, life, love and most importantly, they learn that sometimes, family isn't just what you have, it's exactly what you need. 😁