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Butterfly Season [Kindle Edition]

Natasha Ahmed
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

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Book Description

On her first holiday in six years, Rumi is expecting to relax and unwind. But when she is set up by her long-time friend, she doesn’t shy away from the possibilities. Ahad, a charming, independent, self-made man, captures her imagination, drawing her away from her disapproving sister, Juveria.

Faced with sizzling chemistry and a meeting of the minds, Ahad and Rumi find themselves deep in a relationship that moves forward with growing intensity. But as her desire for the self-assured Ahad grows, Rumi struggles with a decision that will impact the rest of her life.

Confronted by her scandalized sister, a forbidding uncle and a society that frowns on pre-marital intimacy, Rumi has to decide whether to shed her middle-class sensibilities, turning her back on her family, or return to her secluded existence as an unmarried woman in Pakistan.

We follow Rumi from rainy London to a sweltering Karachi, as she tries to take control of her own destiny.


Product Details

  • File Size: 1234 KB
  • Print Length: 169 pages
  • Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
  • Publisher: Indireads Incorporated (March 12, 2014)
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B00IZ3XD3K
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #741,527 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Story with True To Life Characters! May 8, 2014
Format:Kindle Edition
Going on a vacation to another country to visit relatives is so exciting. Experiencing and learning about a different culture other than your own is something I find interesting and would love to do someday. Rumi, the main character in the book Butterfly Season by Natasha Ahmed, is a vivacious young woman eager to experience all life can give. While visiting her sister in England, Rumi is released into a world different from her own, and away from her strict upbringing.

When Rumi and her sister Juveria lost both of their parents, Juveria was already married and Rumi was the only one left at home. Rumi went to live with her uncle in Pakistan. Her uncle is a Pakistani conservative. Even though Juveria, Rumi's sister, lives in England, it amazes people how she is still a conservative Pakistani. On the other hand, Rumi, living in Pakistan, is very liberal and comfortable living in the western world.

Mahira, Rumi's best friend in England, and her husband Faizan, invited her, and Faizan's friend Ahad, to dinner and that's where Rumi's world was turned upside down! Ahad is a handsome successful gentleman who enjoys the company of beautiful ladies. Rumi was smitten by Ahad's charm. The dinner party was a success. Everyone had a great time. Rumi really did like Ahad, but knew it was forbidden to date without a chaperone according to Pakistani tradition and this would displease her sister.

Ahad just could not get Rumi out of his mind. Being quite the ladies' man with a reputation of liking a certain type of woman; Ahad could not understand his own feelings. What is it about this girl? She is young and Pakistani! Ahad and Rumi had several dates. Each date made her have a strong desire to be with him.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Delightful , well written June 6, 2014
By Nimue
Format:Kindle Edition
Story of a million girls and guys told through beautiful Rumi from Pakistan and charming Ahad in London. Rumi has cultural inhibitions and an orthodox set of people governing her life (or so she thinks) while Ahad has never felt love and protectiveness for any one before. When they meet , they have lots to learn from each other and teach a bit too. This is a lovely story of finding own voice and to find happiness. This is also about having great friends who care for you and of finding your own identity and freedom from other's judgments. and while you are relishing all this , it some where hits you that perhaps on the name of culture we sometimes inhibit our own love and give air to insecurities .Amazingly unfolded , I totally loved this novella.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Read in one sitting March 26, 2014
By Bee946
Format:Kindle Edition
I read this novella in an afternoon. It was well written with an interesting plot and characters. The story gave insight into the clash between the conservative customs of the Pakistani culture and the desire of the characters to be part of the modern western world.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great, beautiful romance March 21, 2014
Format:Kindle Edition
“Butterfly Season” by Natasha Ahmed is a beautiful romance between two Pakistani adults in London. Rumi is on a holiday to visit her sister in London when she meets successful businessman and very attractive Ahad. They share an intellectual and physical attraction but the odds, families and circumstances all seem to work against them.
Rumi is already over 30 and inexperienced and only on a holiday. Her expectations and her feelings are beautifully described in this sensitive and low key novel that says a lot about the importance of finding yourself, your confidence and following your heart.
Having spent a lot of her life dedicated to others and her family, can this be the season to fly for Rumi?

Natasha Ahmed has written two great characters, a believable chemistry between the two leads and portrays the obstacles in an insightful manner. Rumi finds herself in the twilight between conservative and restrictive views and a modern society in which she also believes. This is a great novel that successfully combines romance with deeper issues.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant! August 17, 2014
Format:Kindle Edition
Reviewed by Bec Clarke
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For a short novel this story really has so much in it. There is an amazing melding of a cultural story with a romance.

Rumi's traditional Pakistani upbringing is tested when she meets Ahad, also from a Pakistani family but he is more modern and open minded about the world.

Rumi is so vivid and I had my eyes opened by her struggle to find her place between what her heart and body want with what her mind is telling her from all the years of strict upbringing.

She is torn between her family and what could potentially be a new more modern life with a man that seems to understand her so well and be "the one" for her.

I loved the change of scenery from London to Karachi where we learn more about Rumi and her family pressures and where Ahad learns about himself and his history. The melding of the modern and traditional along with the romance and struggle to find themselves for both Rumi and Ahad made this a really superior read for me.

The author has done a brilliant job in such a short space at bringing the characters and their lives to life, the people and the places are very vivid and real and the cultural references were a real eye opener.

I would recommend this book to other readers.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining insightful romance story!
After a long time I have come across a story which has characters who are settled, mature. They gave me the feel of complexity involved in a relationship because of different... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ruchi Singh
5.0 out of 5 stars A journey of love that is dark and challenging!!
Butterfly Season by Natasha Ahmed is her debut romance novella, which weaves a beautiful and passionate tale of Rumi and Ahad. Read more
Published 2 months ago by ADITI SAHA
5.0 out of 5 stars Confronted by society; Comforted by Love!!!
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... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Priyanka Batra Harjai
4.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended.
I loved the book a lot. The tory is a revelation and the language and flow are good. The characters are lifelike and identifiable. An excellent job done for a debut. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Arti
5.0 out of 5 stars Coffee Table Blues?
Butterfly Season by Natasha Ahmed is an engrossing romance novel featuring Rumi and Ahad, thirty-somethings living in the turbulent city of Karachi. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Bold and the Beautiful
The thoughts of all Asian women are echoed in the words of Rumi. A woman should be sacrificing, a woman should comply when the society demands and the woman should first think of... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Rubina Ramesh
5.0 out of 5 stars A delightful debut novella
Butterfly Season by Natasha Ahmad is the story of a true contemporary heroine, Rumi, who struggles between old habits and culture and the modernity. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Erania Pinnera
4.0 out of 5 stars A blend of humour, romance and thought-provoking ideas
This is going to be long, because this book has really made me think; which is saying something, because it was barely a hundred pages long. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Priya D
5.0 out of 5 stars Why shoot for the Moon, if you can reach for the Stars...
Butterfly Season is a wonderful story of a woman finding romance while holding on to her own beliefs and morals. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Lisa
5.0 out of 5 stars Great story
This story is not just about romance, but also about a woman's struggle for independence in a conservative, society. Read more
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