Muhabbat Wa_habbat By Hira Chaudhary

About this novel

Muhabbat Wa Habbat by Hira Chaudhary is a complete Urdu romance that moves between Canada and the Swat valley. It introduces a hardworking young woman abroad on a snowy morning and a proud young man at home on a December day.

The novel opens at six in the morning in Canada. It has snowed all night and everything is covered in a white sheet; the snow has stopped, but the cold wind is at its peak. Wrapped in her warm bed, a young woman is enjoying her sleep when the alarm goes off. She opens her eyes, looks out of the window at the clear morning, checks the clock and quickly gets up. Ten minutes later she comes out of the washroom dressed in a blue knee-length frock, her long black hair falling like a waterfall to her waist, tied up under a black hijab. She is ready for university.

After breakfast she puts on her coat, slings her bag over her shoulder and steps out into the icy wind. Her neighbour, Mrs Margaret, greets her warmly – “Hi, baby girl!” – a nickname she uses because of the girl’s age, though she is twenty-two. Where is she going? First to the university to collect some notes, Rimla says, and then to the office. At university her friend Rose catches up with her on the way to the principal’s office and teases her for being late again.

کینیڈا کی برفیلی صبح سے سوات کی دسمبر کی دھوپ تک — دو دنیائیں، ایک کہانی۔

Then the story shifts to Pakistan. It’s December – a month many people here call the month of sadness, because its quiet evenings remind them of those who have left. But in the beautiful region of Swat, the writer says, it also brings back happy memories. There stands Khan Villa, proud and grand under the sun, a modern house with a royal feel. Inside, a young man stands before the dressing table checking his reflection – black pants, black leather jacket, gelled hair and an expensive watch. Looking very handsome, he picks up his car keys and wallet and heads down to the dining room, where all the men of the family are already at the table.

Hira Chaudhary sets up a story of two very different lives that are clearly meant to meet. A good pick for readers who enjoy romance with an overseas setting and a grand family home in Swat.

You can read Muhabbat Wa Habbat online here or download the complete PDF for free. You may also like Aitbar by Bisma Khan and Pher Wohi Ishq by Hafsa Malik, or browse more romantic Urdu novels.