The Diary of a Social Butterfly

Meet Butterfly, Pakistan's most lovable, silly, socialite. An avid partygoer, inspired misspeller, and unwittingly acute observer of Pakistani high society, Butterfly is a woman like no other. In her world, SMS becomes S & M and people eat 'three tiara cakes' while shunning 'do number ka maal'. 'What cheeks!' as she would say. As her country faces tribulations – from 9/11 to the assassination of Benazir Bhutto—Butterfly glides through her world, unfazed, untouched, and stopped short only by the chip in her manicure. Wicked, irreverent, and hugely entertaining, The Diary of a Social Butterfly gives you a delicious glimpse into the parallel universe of the have-musts.

Moni Mohsin writes a popular weekly column for Pakistans 'Friday times' , called Diary of a social butterfly. This work is made up of selections from that column. She grew up in Lahore and now divides her time between Lahore and London. She has just started a new column with the Times of India called 'From Pakistan with love'.