Duty Free

As read by Meera Syal on BBC Radio Four's Book at Bedtime 
 
'Jane Austen meets Bridget Jones... Hilarious' - Glamour

Jane Austen's Emma reworked by a Pakistani Helen Fielding...wickedly diverting

A mix of Bridget Jones and Carrie Bradshaw, post-singledom... universally sharp and funny

Mohsin's first-person comic novel of a Pakistani socialite both enlightens and delights

Moni Mohsin is one of the funniest and sharpist satirists writing anywhere in the world today - she can make you laugh out loud even while she delivers hard-hitting critiques of Lahore high society and the state of Pakistani politics

This is a wildly entertaining book but, beware, it also bites

Achingly funny, touching and fizzing with intelligence, this book will have you laughing out loud even as you fear for the state of world politics

A delicious bon-bon of a book, skewering Pakistani society.Great good fun

. - Daniyal Mueenuddin, author of In Other Rooms, Other Wonders, shortlisted for the National Book Award

Moni Mohsin is the author of two books, the Indian bestseller The Diary of a Social Butterfly based on her hit column in Pakistan's Friday Times and a novel, The End of Innocence. Born in Pakistan, she lives in the UK.

As every woman knows, matchmaking is no easy job. 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. Not to mention the fact that your husband disapproves of everything you do, your city is under attack, and your friends can't be trusted - how is a girl to cope? 
 
Originally published with the title Tender Hooks

Moni Mohsin

Light but not shallow ... Highlighting the rich-poor divide this is political as well as social satire. Funny and entertaining, Butterfly's misuse of English lifts the character off the page

‘Jane Austen meets Bridget Jones… Hilarious’ Glamour 
 
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... 
 
Wicked, irreverent and hugely entertaining, The Diary of a Social Butterfly gives you a delicious glimpse into the parallel universe of the have-musts.

Moni Mohsin

Praise for The Diary of a Social Butterfly

Light but not shallow ... Highlighting the rich-poor divide this is political as well as social satire. Funny and entertaining, Butterfly's misuse of English lifts the character off the page

Witty and intelligent

Books by Moni Mohsin

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