In Other Rooms, Other Wonders

"In this labyrinth of power games and exploits, Mueenuddin inserts luminous glimmers of longing, loss and, most movingly, unfettered love. But these emotions are often engulfed by the incessant chaos of this complicated country. As Lily tells her eventual husband in a rare moment of quietude: 'You know what’s amazing, we’re actually alone here. That never happens in Pakistan.'" - Dalia Sofer, NY Times