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The marriage game / Sara Desai.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Jove, 2020Edition: First editionDescription: 338 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780593100561
  • 0593100565
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "Layla Santos is the child of first-generation immigrants from India. Her parents run a Michelin-starred Indian restaurant in San Francisco and are very traditional in their ways, including a firm belief in the benefit of arranged marriages. Her father, thinking he knows best, signs Layla up for IndianGirlMatch.com and sets up a series of dates without telling her.... Sam Mehta is the self-made CEO of a corporate consultancy specializing in downsizing. Also the child of first-generation immigrants with traditional beliefs, his family treated him like a prince and saw him as a symbol of their social and economic strength. But his sister's marital experience has taught him that parents don't always know what's best for their children, and arranged marriages don't always end in a happily ever after. When life throws Layla and Sam into close quarters, Sam finds himself unexpectedly chaperoning Layla on her dates. But neither can deny the chemistry building between them, and they wonder if perhaps they should make an arrangement of their own.."-- Provided by publisher.
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Adult Book Adult Book Northport Library Fiction Desai Sara Available 33111009009248
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Layla is the child of immigrants from India. Her parents hold a traditional belief in the benefit of arranged marriages, leading her father to start setting up dates without telling her. Sam is a self-made CEO. Also the child of first-generation immigrants, his family treated him like a prince. But his sister's marital experience has taught him that parents don't always know what's best and arranged marriages don't always end well. When life throws Layla and Sam into close quarters, neither can deny the chemistry building between them and wonder if they should make an arrangement of their own.

"Layla Santos is the child of first-generation immigrants from India. Her parents run a Michelin-starred Indian restaurant in San Francisco and are very traditional in their ways, including a firm belief in the benefit of arranged marriages. Her father, thinking he knows best, signs Layla up for IndianGirlMatch.com and sets up a series of dates without telling her.... Sam Mehta is the self-made CEO of a corporate consultancy specializing in downsizing. Also the child of first-generation immigrants with traditional beliefs, his family treated him like a prince and saw him as a symbol of their social and economic strength. But his sister's marital experience has taught him that parents don't always know what's best for their children, and arranged marriages don't always end in a happily ever after. When life throws Layla and Sam into close quarters, Sam finds himself unexpectedly chaperoning Layla on her dates. But neither can deny the chemistry building between them, and they wonder if perhaps they should make an arrangement of their own.."-- Provided by publisher.

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