Wonderfully sublime and insightful, What If? by K Yousaf is a fascinating glimpse at obsession, affection and true friendship. Artfully penned with a pitch-perfect prose and bold narratives, this novel is savvy, sexy and surprisingly tender. At university in Pakistan, Asad Abid is a man caught between his dreamscapes and a harsh reality. As he attempts to win the affections of Yana, he is forced to make friends with a bevy of her pals. There is Ali, a guy who thinks he is God's gift to women, Mehrunnisa, a beauty with brains, and Aamir, who is at ease and in love, which goes to prove that...