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AUTHOR: SARA NAVEED

LANGUAGE: ENGLISH 

COUNTRY:PAKISTAN  

GENRE: FICTION 

PUBLISH DATE: 14 FEBRUARY 2017

PUBLICATION: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE  

PLOT

Mehar is graduating from college. She and her friends plan to take a final carefree trip, to the beautiful Swat valley, before they enter the next phase of their lives. Mehar is going to get married soon. He has been an orphan since a young age and he has been brought up by a man who believes in violence to get things done. Sarmad leaves on a mission with some of his fellow terrorists. Mehar's bus has an accident and she is thrown out of the bus. Sarmad who is there on the scene interrupts his mission and saves her. And their very different worlds collide. As luck would have it, they have to spend the next few days together at a kind stranger's home while Mehar recuperates. And something happens there - something beautiful and their hearts are drawn towards each other. Unwittingly, their paths cross and they are forced to stay together in the same room for eleven days. Fate brings them together, but destiny has planned something else.

What happens between Mehar and Sarmad? Do they reveal their true feelings towards each other? What happens to Sarmad's mission? Is any real relationship possible between Mehar and Sarmad because of their very different backgrounds?

CONCLUSION

Sarmad was trained as a terrorist to be ruthless, to be fearless and to take away innocent lives. He has caused pain that he can’t undo. For years, he has been living without a heart, without a soul, without her.  On the other hand, Mehar is an army general’s daughter. After losing a loved one she decides to go to the Swat valley with her college friends to revisit the place that holds all her childhood memories. 

While Mehar is looking forward to her adventurous trip, Sarmad is working on his upcoming deadly mission.

While reading the novel, I felt like I was watching movies. When I turned few first pages, I felt the story was like the Hindi movie ‘Fanna.’ But while reading, there were some twists and turns for me. I felt sad at the end of the story. I was upset somehow with the ending. 

Honestly, I loved the characters and the novel. Although, it’s like watching movies and influence of Bollywood movies, I can relate with the novel. The novel has simple languages with simple story. I love the characters of the novel. Moreover, it has such a good settings and can connect the scenes like wedding house, trip and separation with friends. 

Overall, I love the book.  I could rate the book 4.