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Book Synopsis''Are You Enjoying?'' is emotional, equally hilarious, and gutting. I couldn''t put this book down because I''d been welcomed into the most intimate parts of these characters'' lives'' Rupi KaurFresh, intelligent, and bold: Mira Sethi's stories open up fascinating slices of contemporary life in Pakistan' Mohsin Hamid''Complex, delicate stories, alert both to the comic and the tragic. And while they focus on characters changing in a changing society, there is a timelessness about Sethi''s work that I think comes from her precise observations that a reader will remember like lines of poetry, for their beauty'' Kiran Desai Childhood best friends decide to marry in order to keep their sexuality a secret. A young heiress embarks on a secret affair, ending in devastation but not for the party who was braced for it. A glum divorcee reaches out to his American neighbour. A radicalised student''s preparations for his sister''s wedding in Lahore involve beating up the groo
Trade ReviewFresh, intelligent, and bold: Mira Sethi’s stories open up fascinating slices of contemporary life in Pakistan -- MOHSIN HAMID
Are You Enjoying? is emotional, equally hilarious and gutting. I couldn't put this book down because I'd been welcomed into the most intimate parts of these characters' lives. -- RUPI KAUR
These are complex, delicate stories, alert both to the comic and the tragic. And while they focus on characters changing in a changing society, there is a timelessness about Sethi's work that I think comes from her precise observations that a reader will remember like lines of poetry, for their beauty. * KIRAN DESAI *
Best new books to read in 2021 * Vogue US *
50 Best New Books to Read in 2021 * Refinery29 *
In Sethi’s striking debut collection, strong women face myriad challenges. * Publishers Weekly *
