The Marriage Bureau for Rich People Tapa dura - 2009 - 1st Edición
de Farahad Zama
Alexander McCall Smith meets Jane Austen in thisdelightfully charming Indian novel about finding love.
What does an Indian man with a wealth of commonsense do when his retirement becomes toomonotonous for him to stand? Open a marriagebureau of course!
With a steady stream of clients to keep him busy, Mr. Alisees his new business flourish as the indomitable Mrs. Ali andhis careful assistant, Aruna, look on with vigilant eyes. There'sthe man who wants a tall son-in-law because his daughter isshort; the divorced woman who ends up back with her ex-husband;a salesman who can't seem to sell himself; and awealthy, young doctor for whom no match is ever perfect. Butalthough his clients go away happy, little does Mr. Ali know thathis esteemed Aruna hides a tragedy in her past-a misfortunethat the bureau, as luck would have it, serendipitously undoes.
Bursting with the color and allure of India, and with a castof endearing characters, The Marriage Bureau for Rich People hasshades of Jane Austen and Alexander McCall Smith but with aresonance and originality entirely its own. Farahad's effortlessstyle reveals a country still grappling with the politics of caste,religion, and civil unrest, all the while delivering a shamefullydelightful read.
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- Título The Marriage Bureau for Rich People
- Autor Farahad Zama
- Encuadernación Tapa dura
- Número de edición 1st
- Edición 1
- Páginas 293
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial Amy Einhorn Books, E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.
- Fecha de publicación 2009-06-11
- ISBN 9780399155581 / 0399155589
- Peso 0.92 libras (0.42 kg)
- Dimensiones 8.28 x 5.92 x 1.01 pulgadas (21.03 x 15.04 x 2.57 cm)
- Época de 18 a UP años
- Cursos 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Love stories, Humorous fiction
- Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 2008046417
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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