I Can't Think Straight (novel)

I Can't Think Straight is a 2008 novel by Shamim Sarif. Sarif directed a 2008 film of the same name. The novel and film are semi-autobiographical.

Plot summary
Spirited Christian Tala and shy Muslim Leyla could not be more different from each other, but the attraction is immediate and goes deeper than friendship. But Tala is not ready to accept the implications of the choice her heart has made for her and escapes back to Jordan, while Leyla tries to move on with her new-found life, to the shock of her tradition-loving parents.

Adaptations
Sarif successfully turned into an award-winning movie bearing the same title. The movie was produced by Hanan Kattan, Shamim's longtime partner and successful entrepreneur. The movie had as main characters Lisa Ray and Sheetal Sheth, who were protagonists also in one of Shamim's other artistic projects, The World Unseen.