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Jane Austen's Emma, transported to the outrageous social melee of 21st-century Lahore.
Our 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?
As our heroine social-climbs her way through weddings-sheddings,...
Our 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?
As our heroine social-climbs her way through weddings-sheddings,...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"Not since childhood has Faraz returned to the Mohalla, Lahore's infamous walled inner city, where women still pass down the profession of courtesan to their daughters. But he still remembers the day he was abducted from the home he shared with his mother and sister there, at the direction of his powerful father, who wanted to give him a chance at a respectable life. Now Wajid, once more dictating his fate from afar, has sent Faraz back to Lahore,...
3) All my rage
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"Salahudin and Noor were best friends until the fight that destroyed their bond. Now, Sal struggles to run the family motel as his mother's health takes a dive. Noor, meanwhile, is applying to college to escape. Both must now deal with the monsters of their past and ask themselves what friendship is worth."--
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English
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"A lush, sweeping debut novel in the vein of All the Light We Cannot See, about a Hindu perfumer and a Muslim calligrapher, who fall in love against the backdrop of Partition. On a January morning in 1938, Samir Vij first locks eyes with Firdaus Khan through the rows of perfume bottles in his family's ittar shop in Lahore. Over the years that follow, the perfumer's apprentice and calligrapher's apprentice fall in love with their ancient crafts and...
5) Moth smoke
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of Darashikoh Shezad, a banker in Lahore, Pakistan, who loses his job, falls in love with his best friend's wife, and plunges into a life of drugs and crime.
Publisher
Silk Road Cinema
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Urdu
Description
"Allah Rakhi kidnaps her ten-year-old daughter Zainab to save her from a child marriage to a tribal leader. Their escape is a damning loss of honor for the two families, and a deadly hunt begins for them. Desperate for help, Allah Rakhi strikes an unlikely deal with a cynical ex-Mujahid truck driver to take them to Lahore. What follows is an epic journey through the sweeping landscape of Pakistan where the search for freedom and love comes with a...
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
When Jared wakes up in San Francisco at six o'clock in the morning, children in other parts of the world are doing other things, like going to school in Buenos Aires, Argentina, playing soccer in London, England, and eating dinner in Lahore, Pakistan, because of the difference in time zones around the globe. Includes factual material about telling time and time zones.
Publisher
Reliance Big Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Hindi
Description
"The film follows the most tumultuous four years (1946-1950) in the life of maverick writer, Saadat Hasan Manto and that of the two countries he inhabited--India and Pakistan. Manto faces a difficult choice of leaving his beloved Bombay for Lahore. There, he finds himself bereft of friends and work. His anguish finds solace in alcohol and writing but it takes a toll on his health and family. Manto's story is interspersed with his stories creating...
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"How do you find lasting love in today's world? For documentary-maker and dating-app addict Zoe Stevenson, swiping right has only delivered an endless stream of Mr. Wrongs, much to the dismay of her eccentric mother, Cath. For Zoe's childhood friend and neighbor, Kaz, the answer is to follow his parents' example and opt for an arranged (or "assisted") marriage to a bright and beautiful bride from Pakistan. As Zoe films his hopeful journey from London...
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