Duty Free
- 320 Seiten
- 12 Lesestunden
Particularly when you're trying to find a girl for your dull, balding, freshly-divorced cousin and on top of that manage a house full of servants, shop for contraband Prada goods and attend parties every night.
Diese Autorin taucht tief in die Komplexität von Moderne und Tradition ein und erforscht die gesellschaftlichen und politischen Umwälzungen, die das heutige Pakistan prägen. Ihr Schreiben zeichnet sich durch scharfe Beobachtungen der menschlichen Natur und die Fähigkeit aus, feine Nuancen zwischenmenschlicher Beziehungen einzufangen. Durch ihr literarisches Werk beleuchtet sie Themen wie Identität, Entwurzelung und die Suche nach Sinn in einer sich ständig verändernden Welt. Ihre einzigartige Stimme bietet den Lesern tiefe Einblicke in die Erfahrungen jener, die sich an den Schnittstellen von Kulturen und Überzeugungen bewegen.



Particularly when you're trying to find a girl for your dull, balding, freshly-divorced cousin and on top of that manage a house full of servants, shop for contraband Prada goods and attend parties every night.
Meet Butterfly, loveable socialite, avid party-goer, inspired shopper and unwittingly acute observer. Of course everyone thinks her life is perfect but having to contend with a conniving mother-in-law, a husband who doesn't like parties, and a circle of friends who bring new meaning to the word competitive, Butterfly thinks her life is far from enviable. And as she lurches from crisis to crisis, trailing Jimmy Choos and pearls of wisdom along the way, it seems she might have a little more on her plate than she's first realised.
Western Pakistan, the winter of 1971, and 9 year old Laila has a secret. Ignored by the adults around her yet desperate to know their world, Laila takes comfort in being the confidant of teenager Rani – privy to details of the older girl’s forbidden love affair. But when that affair bears unwelcome fruit, a floundering Rani leans on Laila for solace and support. Yet Laila – still a child – neither comprehends the danger nor is able to help; and thus unwittingly leads Rani towards catastrophe …