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Zeba
An Accidental Superhero
2023
First Published
3.19
Average Rating
197
Number of Pages

Meet Zeba. Spoilt, rich and interested in nothing but lazing on the terrace of her plush New York apartment and inhaling deep drags of her favourite weed—an irreverent girl who is about to become a very unlikely superhero. Zeba's cushy life takes an unexpected turn when she travels to the distant land of Khudir and discovers the source of her superpowers—the holy spring Zsa Zsa—and it falls on her (against her best instincts) to save the world she loves from the clutches of The Great Khan, a cruel tyrant with the most shaitani intentions. Can she vanquish her inner demons while she prepares for the fight of her life—a fight to save not just her family but the whole damn world? Zeba by Huma S Qureshi is the story of a sassy superhero with an unusual choice for a cape, as relatable as she is unusual, a shining symbol of freedom, empowerment and grit. Full of magic and written with intense passion, it is a thrilling tale of heroism and transformation, and ultimately the triumph of the human spirit in the face of adversity.

Avg Rating
3.19
Number of Ratings
58
5 STARS
7%
4 STARS
26%
3 STARS
52%
2 STARS
10%
1 STARS
5%
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Author

Huma Qureshi
Author · 6 books

I started my career on The Observer and The Guardian and worked as a reporter and features writer across consumer news, news and the life and style sections before going freelance to write my first book, In Spite of Oceans, published in 2014 by The History Press. In Spite of Oceans received the John C. Laurence Award from The Authors’ Foundation. In 2021, I saw two books published: How We Met: A Memoir of Love and Other Misadventures (January, 2021), with Elliott & Thompson, and my debut short story collection, Things We Do Not Tell The People We Love (November 2021), with Sceptre. Sceptre will also be publishing my debut novel, which I am currently writing. My essay, By Instinct, appears in The Best Most Awful Job: Twenty Writers Talk Honestly About Motherhood (2019). I am represented by Laurie Robertson at Peters, Fraser + Dunlop.

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