AUTHOR : Moni Mohsin                    

GENRE :FICTION 

QUICK TAKE:  This novel cleverly satirizes the use of social media as
political propaganda

SYNOPSIS:

Rauf is an idealistic, industrious scholarship student with a
fixed plan She is going to ace her exams and get a decent job so
she never has to suffer the daily degradation of poverty again Yet,
when she meets the compelling actor turned politician Saif Haq her
world is upended Dazzled by his charisma, inspired by his zeal, she quits
her degree midway to join his campaign as his social media manager
Ruby
soon discovers that politics, even with a leader as upright as Saif
Haq is a moral minefield Diligent, sincere but desperately naïve, Ruby
longs to do the right thing but struggles at first to square her innate
integrity with the difficult choices her job demands As she wades deeper
into the quagmire of political intrigue and the savage world of social
media, her values grow more flexible, her methods more ruthless She
out thinks allies and rivals to deliver brilliant results Resented and
admired by her colleagues, favoured by Saif Ruby appears unstoppable
until one day when Saif asks her to prove her loyalty by making the most
painful sacrifice of all With quicksilver dialogue, shrewd political insight
and a thoughtful take on the MeToo debate, this sparkling novel reveals
Moni Mohsin on top satirical form.

BINDING: Hardback

PAGES: 272

PRE-ORDER: This issue will be released around 15th December