Very nice closed-door romance- I loved seeing a bit of Muslim Pakistani culture, the pressure to be married off, meddling aunties and family honor.   Asma is a good main character, this is a second chance romance based on Jane Austen's persuasion.  The one that got away is Farooq.   She broke off their engagement after her rug exporter father and Aunt did not approve.   Farooq was a college drop out.  Now it is 8 years later and he has sold his company for $500 million dollars.   Perhaps unsurprisingly, he is a lot more interesting to her now.   Her father has lost most of their family money in a Ponzi scheme.  

I liked the writing and learning about the culture.  It was jarring to see how much stock the older people put into being married and having children.  It caused so much pressure for Asma and her other unmarried sister.  I didn't feel a lot of chemistry between Farooq and Asma, but I could see her growing and not caring as much what people think.  I enjoyed the author's style, the dialogue was very believable and characters were well developed.