I am a sucker for a Jane Austen adaptation and this book did not disappoint. This is an adaptation of Persuasion, set within the Pakistani culture, and I think this story lent itself to this setting in particular. Jane Austen is noted for her irreverent wit and commentary about the inequity in class and culture. Still, I think people also fail to note her love of family and how family is so essential. This book portrays the best of those aspects of Jane Austen's Persuasion. We see how the love of family created heartbreak; however, that same love of family helped Asma to rediscover herself and come into her own. This was such a clever adaption of a story fraught with so many emotions. I was so engaged with this book that I could not put it down, I was sad when it ended, but glad I had read this lovely story. Disclaimer: I received an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley for an honest review.