BOOK REVIEW: How It Happened
Published in Daily Times / Sat 9 Feb 2013 Reviewed by: Afrah Jamal Author: Shazaf Fatima Haider Thanks to Liberty Books for the (temp) review copy “ Gwendolen : I am engaged to Mr. Worthing, mamma. Lady Bracknell : Pardon me, you are not engaged to anyone. When you do become engaged to someone, I, or your father, should his health permit him, will inform you of the fact. An engagement should come on a young girl as a surprise, pleasant or unpleasant, as the case may be. It is hardly a matter that she could be allowed to arrange for herself . . .” - The Importance of being Earnest ( Oscar Wilde) Characters chasing ‘ happily ever after’s ’ are often pulled aside by enterprising elders who try to flag all but the most traditional road to the altar. A fiendishly funny narrative pounces on the retreating figure of Cupid and explores his cultural relevance in the sport they call match-making. The saga of the Bandian clan comes with a perpetually scandalized, formidable ...