Deze auteur duikt in de complexiteit van moderniteit en traditie en verkent de sociale en politieke verschuivingen die het hedendaagse Pakistan vormgeven. Haar schrijven wordt gekenmerkt door scherpe observaties van de menselijke natuur en een vermogen om subtiele nuances in interpersoonlijke relaties vast te leggen. Door haar literaire werk tracht ze thema's als identiteit, ontheemding en de zoektocht naar betekenis in een voortdurend veranderende wereld te belichten. Haar unieke stem biedt lezers diepgaande inzichten in de ervaringen van degenen die navigeren op het snijvlak van culturen en overtuigingen.
In 1971, while civil war rages in East Pakistan, nine-year-old Laila enjoys her winter vacation in the seemingly safe village of Sabzbagh. As she navigates her privileged life, she becomes entangled in the troubles of her friend Rani, whose forbidden love leads to unexpected consequences. This coming-of-age story intertwines personal and political themes.
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.