Fundamentally

I really, REALLY loved it - the voice, the setting, the plot, all of it. It's original, warm, funny and engaging. A breath of fresh air * Marian Keyes *
Younis is a fantastic comic writer: caustic, pitiless, unafraid, with razor-sharp powers of observation. The book is laugh-out-loud funny, and many of the jokes, besides being hilarious, are jaw-dropping in their audacity... Fundamentally is certainly a wild ride, but besides being one of the most entertaining novels I've read in a long while, it will also leave you deeply moved and (incidentally) much better informed than you were before about one of the key political crises of our time. Essential reading. * Jonathan Coe *
Wise, chilling and hilarious, profound and preposterous. The best book I've read this year on the joy, delusions, missteps and precious idealism of our interventions * Rory Stewart *
A new name to watch out for * The Times *
The debut of the year * Stylist *
Trenchant, funny and fearless * Nina Stibbe *
Tart, tender, trenchant, and hilarious, Fundamentally is a brilliant novel about faith and friendship that refuses to be any one single thing -- because it is EVERYTHING. Nussaibah Younis is a genius * Catherine Newman, New York Times bestselling author of Sandwich *
Not only hysterically funny but trenchant and necessary. I loved it * India Knight *
An absolute riot of a novel. The humour is so sharp you could cut yourself and the action does not stop. Underneath all that though lies some serious topics, deftly handled, and boy, did I get some of my own thinking challenged. Loved it * Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things *
I loved Fundamentally. I laughed all the way through . . . it's brilliantly done. It's impressive how the book combines elements of farce with such emotional depth and moral complexity. An incredibly accomplished debut. * Rebecca Wait, author of I'm Sorry You Feel That Way *
I loved this. Laugh out loud funny, outrageous and thought provoking - a winning combination. The compassion at its heart is huge. Nussaibah's experience shines through the page. Best use of fiction I know, to educate and encourage empathy while entertaining the reader so much they don't realise. Highly recommend * Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange *
Impossibly funny whilst darkly probing, Fundamentally is the whole package: a raunchy, irreverent, touching and daring debut with slicing commentary wrapped in bold, biting humour. It slyly and systematically rejects our swallowed concepts of heroes and who is correct, and posits instead the better question: what is right? * Parini Shroff, author of The Bandit Queens *
A white-hot critique of international aid, with side-splitting prose * Nicola Dinan, author of Bellies *
Clever and thoughtful: passionate but clear-eyed, confronting but nuanced, enlightening and. . . very funny * Caroline Hulse, author of Reasonable People *
Bold yet subtle, witty and constantly surprising: such an impressive debut * Charlotte Mendelson, author of The Exhibitionist *
An utterly fascinating read. A brilliant book that compels you to turn the page, moves you emotionally, and makes you question everything you thought you knew. A must read. A deeply necessary book * Salma El-Wardany *
Absolutely hilarious - a Muslim Fleabag * Michelle Gallen, author of Big Girl, Small Town *
Overflowing with humour, humanity and compassion. This is such a timely novel that teaches us that there's always more than meets the eye. The prose is stark and laugh out loud funny whilst stopping to pull at your heartstrings when you least expect. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous * Lucy Rose, author of The Lamb *
Fundamentally by Nussaibah Younis is one of the very best debut novels I've ever read. This is an author whose prose, humour and morality are wildly imaginative and brave in a way I feel both shaken and seen by. It's a whole new kind of book and how often can you say that? It is a spectacular achievement - so funny, so imaginative. * Emma Forrest *
A wickedly sharp and engrossing exploration of family, friendship and life's messy ambiguities. Tender, funny and unexpected. I loved it * Holly Gramazio, author of The Husbands *
So incredibly funny that you only realise afterwards how much you've learned * Hugo Rifkind *
Funny, gripping and compassionate; Fundamentally is a truly original novel that you won't be able to put down * Dolly Alderton *