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The A-z Guide to Arranged Marriage
Maya Malik is a 28-year-old single lonely aging Asian girl who wants a gorgeous husband and a grand ostentatious wedding. For a professional Bengali, her biggest fear isn't being overlooked for promotion. It's the realisation that she has to find a husband from a diminishing stock of eligible bachelors that consists of mommy's boys, coconut go-getters, and bendhoo bicharas. To join the league of the married, Maya endures family introductions, blind dates, with Internet meetings in a journey that takes her from London to New York to Dhaka, and then back to London again. And when close friend Jhanghir Rahman announces his sudden wedding, Maya realises that with love, life and marriage, a girl can use old world traditions, and new world savvy to get exactly what she wants. The A-Z Guide to Arranged Marriages celebrates the realities of an age-old tradition for the new generation. From bastard bridegrooms, interfering auntijhis's to wedding weepers, follow Maya's charming roller coaster ride through singledom and the arranged marriage process. 'Simply Splendid, so read, laugh and relate. Simply Splendid.' - HBA
- GenresIndia
256 pages, Paperback
First published October 27, 2005
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July 14, 2010
Hillarious, but accurate!!!!!
Funny way the process of arranged marriages is conveyed....must read for those who have preconceived idea of arrange marriages.....
Funny way the process of arranged marriages is conveyed....must read for those who have preconceived idea of arrange marriages.....
October 5, 2018
Fellow Bangladeshi here! 🇧🇩
This is a book I have such fond memories of reading and takes me back to my college days. I really enjoyed the love story between the main character and Jahangir and the cultural influences throughout the book.
This is a book I have such fond memories of reading and takes me back to my college days. I really enjoyed the love story between the main character and Jahangir and the cultural influences throughout the book.
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February 20, 2017
No soul.
May 13, 2018
So witty, yet touching. Relatable yet unimaginable. Great read!
August 28, 2013
One of my top 3 favourites! this book is absolutely brilliant and so hilarious!! I read this book almost 5 years ago but it has stayed with me ever since.. I loved the ending she finally got her happy ever after. Amazing book! Recommended. x
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