{"product_id":"duty-free-isbn-9780307889249","title":"Duty Free","description":"Jane Austen's Emma, transported to the outrageous social melee of 21st-century Lahore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur plucky heroine's cousin, Jonkers, has been dumped by his low-class, slutty secretary, and our heroine has been charged with finding him a suitable wife -- a rich, fair, beautiful, old-family type. Quickly. But, between you, me and the four walls, who wants to marry poor, plain, hapless Jonkers?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs our heroine social-climbs her way through weddings-sheddings, GTs (get togethers, of course) and ladies' lunches trying to find a suitable girl from the right bagground, she discovers to her dismay that her cousin has his own ideas about his perfect mate. And secretly, she may even agree.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFull of wit and wickedness and as clever as its heroine is clueless, \u003cb\u003eDuty Free \u003c\/b\u003eis a delightful romp through Pakistani high society -- though, even as it makes you cry with laughter, it makes you wince at the gulf between our heroine's glitteringly shallow life and the country that is falling apart, day by day, around her Louboutin-clad feet. Moni Mohsin, already a huge bestseller in India, has been hailed as a modern-day Jane Austen, and compared to Nancy Mitford and Helen Fielding. \u003cb\u003eDuty Free\u003c\/b\u003e is social satire at its biting best.\"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.\" – Tash Aw, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Harmony Silk Factory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Moni Mohsin is one of the funniest and sharpest 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.\" — Kamila Shamsie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a wildly entertaining book but, beware, it also bites.\" \u003cbr\u003e— Neel Mukherjee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Refreshing, humorous, irreverent, and satirical, Moni Mohsin’s \u003ci\u003eDuty Free \u003c\/i\u003e is more than a boy-meets-girl story. It is an insightful social commentary.” – Bharti Kirchner, author of \u003ci\u003eDarjeeling\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A delicious bon-bon of a book, skewering Pakistani society. Great good fun.\" – Daniyal Mueenuddin, author of \u003ci\u003eIn Other Rooms, Other Wonders\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"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.\" – Tash Aw, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Harmony Silk Factory\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Refreshing, humorous, irreverent, and satirical, Moni Mohsin’s \u003ci\u003eDuty Free\u003c\/i\u003e is more than a boy-meets-girl story. It is an insightful social commentary.\" --Bharti Kirchner, author of \u003ci\u003eDarjeeling \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"A deliciously funny book starring a clueless socialite heroine with inner savvy and a heart of gold. While this sharp, hilarious spoof of upper class life is set against a backdrop of political unrest in Lahore, Pakistan, Moni Mohsin's lively, witty satire will appeal to a wide readership.\" – Anjali Banerjee, author of \u003ci\u003eHaunting Jasmine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hilarious self-absorption and malapropisms...make the author's American debut worth reading.\" --Clarissa Cruz, \u003ci\u003ePeople \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Witty, bright, charming and wise, \u003ci\u003eDuty Free\u003c\/i\u003e is a delightful find.\" --K.C. Martin, Shelf AwarenessMoni Mohsin is the author of the Indian bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Diary of a Social Butterfly\u003c\/i\u003e and the award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe End of Innocence\u003c\/i\u003e.  Born in Pakistan, she currently lives in London. \u003ci\u003eDuty Free\u003c\/i\u003e is her American debut.","brand":"Crown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300317974757,"sku":"NP9780307889249","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780307889249.jpg?v=1767725781","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/duty-free-isbn-9780307889249","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}