Nadine Dajani
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Nadine Dajani is a Canadian
author. She is the eldest of three children of Bassam Dajani, a mathematics major turned entrepreneur, and Haifa Naffa. She penned short stories throughout elementary and high school but did not pursue any formal journalistic or creative writing training. Fashionably Late, which she started writing at 25, was her first attempt at adult fiction. She has followed that with a second novel Cutting Loose in 2008 and a third is under preparation tentatively titled Cubanista.
Born in Beirut
, Lebanon
, Dajani moved to Canada with her family in 1987. Dajani undertook studies in Commerce at Concordia University in Montreal
, majoring in accounting. Upon receiving her Certified Management Accounting designation in 2002, she relocated to the Cayman Islands
to work in the offshore banking industry. Nadine is also a travel writer, whose articles have been published in Atmosphere magazine.
She is best known for writing a popular chick-lit novel entitled Fashionably Late, which was published in 2007 by Tom Doherty LLC, under the Forge imprint. This work focuses on Aline Hallaby, a young Arab woman in Montreal
, Canada whose accounting career and sense of identity are threatened when she fails the Uniform Final Examination (UFE). The book follows how Aline copes with—and triumphs over—her stressful situation by fleeing to Varadero
, Cuba
with her two closest friends to figure out how to start her life anew.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
author. She is the eldest of three children of Bassam Dajani, a mathematics major turned entrepreneur, and Haifa Naffa. She penned short stories throughout elementary and high school but did not pursue any formal journalistic or creative writing training. Fashionably Late, which she started writing at 25, was her first attempt at adult fiction. She has followed that with a second novel Cutting Loose in 2008 and a third is under preparation tentatively titled Cubanista.
Born in Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
, Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
, Dajani moved to Canada with her family in 1987. Dajani undertook studies in Commerce at Concordia University in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, majoring in accounting. Upon receiving her Certified Management Accounting designation in 2002, she relocated to the Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands is a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union located in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman, located south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica...
to work in the offshore banking industry. Nadine is also a travel writer, whose articles have been published in Atmosphere magazine.
She is best known for writing a popular chick-lit novel entitled Fashionably Late, which was published in 2007 by Tom Doherty LLC, under the Forge imprint. This work focuses on Aline Hallaby, a young Arab woman in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Canada whose accounting career and sense of identity are threatened when she fails the Uniform Final Examination (UFE). The book follows how Aline copes with—and triumphs over—her stressful situation by fleeing to Varadero
Varadero
Varadero is a resort town in the province of Matanzas, Cuba, and one of the largest resort areas in the Caribbean. Varadero is also called Playa Azul, which means "blue beach" in Spanish.-Geography:...
, Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
with her two closest friends to figure out how to start her life anew.