Something New

It was during July of 2019 when I finally decided to leave Sydney. My friend Yasmine â" a successful and relatively famous fashion designer â" had been insisting for a while that I join her overseas. The plan was simple: a direct flight to Dubai where weâd spend about a fortnight managing her newest boutique and broadening my photography portfolio. But then, a day before I was due to return to home, as the two of us were sitting on her balcony watching the glittering lights of the Burj Khalifa, Yasmine suggested I move with her to London. âSydney will always be waiting,â she said. âAll that baggage that you left behind. But weâll only be this young and this free once.â

After a series of tragic events, Nicole leaves Sydney and her tight-knit Lebanese immigrant family to build a new life for herself in London. Two years later though, when her visa is almost up, she heads back to her hometown, where everything is the same â" but things are different.

Loved-up with a happy-go-lucky football coach and still planning on returning to London, Nicole reconnects with family, friends and more â" and finds herself longing for what she once had.

Torn between continents and loyalties, Nicole has to decide what she truly wants for herself â" a decision that will affect the rest of her life.

Home is where the heart is ⦠but what if your heart is torn in twoâ?


PRAISE FOR SOMETHING BLUE:

âItâs clear Sarkis loves the place she comes from: every suburb, street, home and hair salon is written with affection for the people and culture it represents.â â" The Conversation

âSet in Sydneyâs diverse Western suburbs, this tender coming-of-age story about love, loyalty and what home means also functions as a visceral love letter to the glorious, foliage-filled melting pot of its location ⦠I rooted for Nicole and raced straight through to the end.â â" Daily Mail UK

âhysterically funny ⦠This is the chaotic love child of My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Bridget Jonesâ Diary.â â" Glamour