This book reminds me a lot of my Indian community, or should I say certain members of it. It’s written as a Pakistani lady would speak English and I can hear her voice; it’s very well done. I’m not sure whether someone who didn’t understand both Hindi and English would fully appreciate it though. Sometimes the way the narrator mixes English words up is a bit far-fetched but the ‘Indianisms’ are so good that they make up for it e.g. ‘I’m so depress, so depress that don’t even ask.’

A pleasant read which pokes fun at society ladies, superstitions and more. It touches on the dark side of living in Pakistan but is ultimately uplifting.

(47th in 2012)