Their souls are on fire because after all these lonely days, they finally found their own.

Hema hasn't indulged in sweet treats for years. She wants to be healthier and hopes the Type 2 diabetes course she's been attending will help.

Everything seems on track. Then Liaquat shows up. Unapologetic and unafraid to break rules, Liaquat influences Hema to enjoy all the world has to offer and, in return, Hema helps Liaquat get his health under control. As the unlikely pair grow closer, they face the aching pull of romance they'd long thought they had outgrown.

This edition was published to coincide with the world-premiere of the Bush Theatre and Tara Theatre co-production in February 2026.

Karim Khan is a screenwriter and playwright, based in Oxford. Karim has written on S03 and S06 of ALL CREATURES GREAT & SMALL (C5/PBS), for which he won the Best Episodic Debut award in 2023. He has been in several writer's rooms for companies including House Productions, Mammoth, Parti Productions, BBC Studios, and Playground. His sell-out play BROWN BOYS SWIM won a Fringe First, and BBC Popcorn award at Edinburgh Festival 2022, and he is currently adapting it for TV with A24. Karim is also currently preparing to direct his debut short film with Amazon Prime Video and the NFTS.

For theatre, Karim has upcoming productions, including BEFORE THE MILLENNIUM with the Old Fire Station, and SWEETMEATS with Tara Theatre/Bush Theatre. He is currently on attachment with the Royal Court Theatre and the National Theatre, for which he is writing new plays, and he was part of the Soho Six. His writing credits include CORROSIVE (Pegasus Theatre, 2019), BEYOND SHAME (Derby Theatre, 2018) and ORANGE JUICE (The Pleasance, Burton Taylor Studio, 2017).