Paper Moon – A Novel by Rehana Munir. A bright, frothy and fun peek into the business of books, and the triangular love life of Fiza Khalid

‘Paper Moon is a book that leans towards love and hope in the face of uncertainty and conflict. It’s come from a place of warmth and cheer, and I hope the reader feels that, too.’ – Rehana Munir

 

‘Paper Moon is an absolutely enchanting book about falling in love, and being in love… with books. It’s the story of Bombay’s very own Shop Around the Corner, run by the young, spirited and determined Fiza, who is up for dealing with every challenge life throws at her with aplomb. Paper Moon evokes the feel, the joys, the smells, the charm of an indie bookstore, and of Bombay in the early 2000s. It will take you into a world from which you’ll never want to escape, and Paper Moon is a book you’ll wish would never end. This is Rehana Munir’s very first book – and

she is most certainly a writer to watch in the future!’ – Udayan Mitra, Publisher – Literary, at HarperCollins India

 

 

About the Book:

Books. Bombay. Romance.

When her estranged father passes away, Fiza, fresh out of college, discovers that he has left her a tidy sum in the hope that she will open a bookshop…

Overnight, Fiza’s placid life is thrown into a whirl of décor decisions and book-buying sprees, unconventional staff and colourful patrons, small pleasures and little heartbreaks, as the store – Paper Moon – begins to take shape in a charming, old Bandra mansion. To top it all off, she is being wooed by Iqbal, a mysterious customer who frequents the shop, and Dhruv, her ex-boyfriend, for whom her feelings are still confused.

Can Fiza take charge of her life, reconcile with the past, and reach for everything that is hers?

 

About the author:

Rehana Munir ran a bookshop in Bombay in the mid 2000s, a few years after graduating with top honours in English literature from St. Xavier’s College. An independent writer on culture and lifestyle, she has a weekly humour column in HT Brunch, and a cinema column in Arts Illustrated magazine. She is also an occasional copywriter. Rehana lives in Bombay among food-obsessed family and friends. She is a local expert on migraines, 1990s nostalgia and Old Monk. This is Rehana’s Debut Novel.

 

About HarperCollins India:

HarperCollins India is a subsidiary of HarperCollins Publishers. HarperCollins India publishes some of the finest writers from the Indian subcontinent and around the world, publishing approximately 200 new books every year, with a print and digital catalogue of more than 2000 titles across 10 imprints. HarperCollins India authors have won almost every major literary award including the Man Booker Prize, the DSC Prize, the New India Foundation Award, the Atta Galatta Prize, the Shakti Bhatt Prize, the Publishing Next Award, the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Crossword Book Award. HarperCollins India also represents some of the finest publishers in the world including Oneworld, Bonnier Zaffre, Usborne, Dover and Lonely Planet.  HarperCollins India is also the only publisher to have been awarded the Publisher of the Year Award three times: at Publishing Next in 2015, and at Tata Literature Live! in 2016 and 2018.

 

B Paperback | pp 272 | Rs. 299

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