Review: Confronted by society; Comforted by Love!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 16, 2014
Family – Love – commitment - sacrifice – adjustments; whenever these words are read, the very first impression that comes in mind is that of a South-Asian woman particularly either an Indian or a Pakistani female. It’s not that females from other culture do not associate with such traits but the reality is that these words relate more closely to their attitude, and to be precise their culture. Culture, is the catchword here.Butterfly Season by Natasha Ahmed is a saga of metamorphosis from one mental state to another. Why I say mental state?  This is because, we the slaves of heart are so much insecure about our inhibitions that most of the time, we lose our own identities in search of our roots. In the quest we unknowingly leave behind (or say ignore) the eternal happiness, you vouch for.Two protagonists acting as two pillars of the story, bear all the responsibility to shed age-old customs and cultural inhibitions. Though Ahad took a bit longer but the message is clean. Rumi, like any other South-Asian girl, once again is torn between the undue choices of Friends, family and society. However, unlike other cases, she is a strong woman and she makes her mettle proven. How she accomplishes this seemingly uphill task is what the book is about.A strong and challenging topic taken up by a debutant author from Pakistan. I personally, admire woman with strong values and strong minds as well. Thus, this make Rumi my pick. Author Natasha Ahmed has made a decent effort to shed limelight on the Pakistani culture and its inhibitions.