The marriage clock : a novel /
Raheem, Zara,
The marriage clock : a novel / Zara Raheem. - 342, 11 pages ; 21 cm
To Leila Abid's traditional Indian parents, finding a husband is as easy as match, meet, marry. Yes, Leila wants to marry, but after 26 years of singledom her parents are panicking, the neighbors are talking, and she's wondering if her expectations are too high. She's looking for a Bollywood romance, where real love happens before marriage, not the other way around. After a series of speed dates, blind dates, online dates and even ambush dates, the sparks just don't fly! The marriage clock ticking: she's facing her 3-month deadline before her parents arrange a marriage for her! -- adapted from back cover
9780062877925 0062877925
2018059052
Muslim women--United States--Fiction.
East Indian American women--Fiction.
Dating (Social customs)--United States--Fiction.
Arranged marriage--United States--Fiction.
Parent and adult child--Fiction.
Man-woman relationships--Fiction.
Humorous stories.
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Fiction.
Humorous fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Romance fiction.
The marriage clock : a novel / Zara Raheem. - 342, 11 pages ; 21 cm
To Leila Abid's traditional Indian parents, finding a husband is as easy as match, meet, marry. Yes, Leila wants to marry, but after 26 years of singledom her parents are panicking, the neighbors are talking, and she's wondering if her expectations are too high. She's looking for a Bollywood romance, where real love happens before marriage, not the other way around. After a series of speed dates, blind dates, online dates and even ambush dates, the sparks just don't fly! The marriage clock ticking: she's facing her 3-month deadline before her parents arrange a marriage for her! -- adapted from back cover
9780062877925 0062877925
2018059052
Muslim women--United States--Fiction.
East Indian American women--Fiction.
Dating (Social customs)--United States--Fiction.
Arranged marriage--United States--Fiction.
Parent and adult child--Fiction.
Man-woman relationships--Fiction.
Humorous stories.
Los Angeles (Calif.)--Fiction.
Humorous fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Romance fiction.