The Marriage Bureau for Rich People Hardcover - 2009 - 1st Edition

by 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.