No Funeral for Nazia

Nazia didn't follow the rules in life, and she certainly isn't following them in death. She flaunts all her societal, and religious rituals to do things her way. She leaves instructions with her sister to throw a party in place of the expected funeral and requests six guests to be there. As in life,......more

No funeral for Nazia is the first book, I have read by Author Taha Kehar & a very quick read. Set in Karachi, the story is based on Nazia who has dead & wants her sister Naureen to fulfill her last wish, by having a party instead of a funeral. The plot of the story is very intriguing. It started of g......more

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I received an advance review copy of this book, to review as part of a tour with The Write Reads. As the story began, I enjoyed how the author set the scene, bringing both the characters and setting to life. I understood that someone named Nazia had passed away, and found myself wondering about this......more

Grief is a punch in the gut, whether your relationship to the deceased is good, bad, or somewhere in the middle. My Momma died about six and a half years ago, and we had a complicated relationship. Most days, life is life. Sometimes, I still weep bitter tears. The one thing we can all agree on is th......more