Duty Free

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“Refreshing, humorous, irreverent, and satirical, Moni Mohsin’s Duty Free is more than a boy-meets-girl story. It is an insightful social commentary.”

— Bharti Kirchner, author of Darjeeling and Pastries

“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 Haunting Jasmine

Yesterday was my cousin Jonkers’ thirty-seventh birthday. You know Jonkers, na? He’s my Aunty Pussy’s one and only child. Her sun and air. And since I’m doing my whole family tree, now let me tell about Aunty Pussy also. Aunty Pussy is Mummy’s cousin. Their mummies were real sisters. If I was English I’d say Jonkers was my first cousin once removed. As if cousins were bikini lines, once removed, twice removed, hundred times removed but still there. And Uncle Kaukab is Jonkers’ father. And also Aunty Pussy’s husband. Might as well be clear, no? Never know, otherwise, how much people understand and how much people don’t understand.

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