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A review by palwashahere
My Feudal Lord by Tehmina Durrani
5.0
Trigger warning: Physical abuse, cheating, corruption.
The book starts with a bang depicting the scene when Tehmina Durrani first crossed paths with Mustafa Kharr at Punjab club.
It's quite obvious from the start that Mustafa Kharr is a man who knows how and when to turn on the charm.
It's very painful to read to say the least.
The cheating parts were really hard to read, but Tehmina had it coming as she had done the same to her partner. But still Kharr took it to the next level. I don't want to spoil it. It is to be experienced first hand.
Victim to an early marriage (at 17) by his father; Mustafa Kharr married his illiterate cousin Wazir that was years older than him.
The second wife he married in sympathy, on impulse and divorced immediately after she gave birth to his son. She was at the hospital when she received the divorce papers.
What's very interesting is how Mustafa Kharr entered politics. The Ghurmani clan became powerful and police turned blind eye to their crimes against the Kharr tribe as Mushtaq Ghurmani became the governor of Punjab. That was the reason Kharrs decided to enter politics because they also wanted the taste of that power.
The 'legendary' Bilal Kharr was born to his third wife Safia.
It was amazing how well Tehmina Durrani delivers the story; the way his fifth wife Shehrazad's (Sherry) disclosure of her husband cruelty couldn't convince her to consider him the bad guy, she was that enamored by his charms.
Kharr is a narcissist you can see that but it's hard leaving such a manipulator, that's true. My heart goes out to Tehmina Durrani. My only regret, I wish I had read it sooner.
In this book we also get a glimpse of how General Zia came into power and a bit more about that political era.
Overall a must read, I bet it will stay with you for years.
Plus it confirms my belief that the sooner you leave a toxic relationship the better!
Though studying deeply his character and his attitude towards Tehmina throughout the years, I have realized that Mustafa Kharr did love her in his own sick twisted way.
The book starts with a bang depicting the scene when Tehmina Durrani first crossed paths with Mustafa Kharr at Punjab club.
It's quite obvious from the start that Mustafa Kharr is a man who knows how and when to turn on the charm.
It's very painful to read to say the least.
The cheating parts were really hard to read, but Tehmina had it coming as she had done the same to her partner. But still Kharr took it to the next level. I don't want to spoil it. It is to be experienced first hand.
Victim to an early marriage (at 17) by his father; Mustafa Kharr married his illiterate cousin Wazir that was years older than him.
The second wife he married in sympathy, on impulse and divorced immediately after she gave birth to his son. She was at the hospital when she received the divorce papers.
What's very interesting is how Mustafa Kharr entered politics. The Ghurmani clan became powerful and police turned blind eye to their crimes against the Kharr tribe as Mushtaq Ghurmani became the governor of Punjab. That was the reason Kharrs decided to enter politics because they also wanted the taste of that power.
The 'legendary' Bilal Kharr was born to his third wife Safia.
It was amazing how well Tehmina Durrani delivers the story; the way his fifth wife Shehrazad's (Sherry) disclosure of her husband cruelty couldn't convince her to consider him the bad guy, she was that enamored by his charms.
Kharr is a narcissist you can see that but it's hard leaving such a manipulator, that's true. My heart goes out to Tehmina Durrani. My only regret, I wish I had read it sooner.
In this book we also get a glimpse of how General Zia came into power and a bit more about that political era.
Overall a must read, I bet it will stay with you for years.
Plus it confirms my belief that the sooner you leave a toxic relationship the better!
Though studying deeply his character and his attitude towards Tehmina throughout the years, I have realized that Mustafa Kharr did love her in his own sick twisted way.