A Call from Australia: How I Married a Stranger and Lost My Nose Genes to Australia 

by Dr. Sayeda Kamrun Naher (Author)

A heartwarming and hilarious memoir about arranged marriage, cultural shocks, and the unpredictable journey from Dhaka to Down Under.

Dr. Amira had a plan: finish her medical internship, hang out with friends, and avoid marriage proposals at all costs. But Destiny—disguised as her determined mother—had other ideas.

Enter Raj. A mysterious suitor living in Australia.

According to the photo, he looked normal enough. But according to Amira’s skeptical uncle, he was probably a “professional onion peeler” pretending to be a doctor. Thus begins A Call from Australia, a witty and candid real-life story of how one phone call changed everything.

Before Amira could even dream of kangaroos and silent streets, she had to survive the Great Wedding Obstacle Course of Bangladesh:

1. The Inspection: A surprise visit from a future mother-in-law who literally tugged at her hijab to ensure she wasn’t bald.
2. The Makeup Disaster: An engagement makeover so terrifying it nearly scared the groom back to the Southern Hemisphere.
3. The Chaperoned Honeymoon: A romantic beach trip… accompanied by two teenage brothers acting as bodyguards.
4. The Genetic Betrayal: Falling in love with her husband’s aristocratic nose, only to realise her future children would inherit none of it.

From the chaotic, horn-filled streets of Dhaka to the eerie, polite silence of Sydney, this is more than just a love story. It is a tale of leaving everything familiar behind, trusting a stranger, and finding humour in the most awkward moments of life.

If you love stories about family drama, cultural mishaps, and the sweet awkwardness of new love, you will adore this charming debut.