For Matrimonial Purposes - Kavita Daswani

For Matrimonial Purposes

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
336 Seiten
2003
Harpercollins (Verlag)
978-0-00-716058-7 (ISBN)
13,70 inkl. MwSt
Spirited, elegant, fun, with an enchanting authorial voice, For Matrimonial Purposes – a first novel which was the subject of a fierce international auction – is a remarkable achievement, an original in the contemporary women’s market.


The main character, Anju, born and raised in Bombay, is now a fashion journalist in New York. But twinned with her enjoyment of the American scene, her single, glamorous life and the fashion perks it brings, is her determination to remain true to her Indian roots and her love of her extensive family.


Marriage is the most important role for an Indian woman, and arranged marriages are still the custom: ‘I am not working for your happiness, but for you to be married,’ says Anju’s mother. Anju is 30, old in Indian terms, and her mother and aunt fear that her independent ways might make her less acceptable to other family’s eyes. They set about organising possible contacts in their home town, Bombay. But now a prospective bride or groom, or their families, can decline the suggested marriage after a meeting.


For Matrimonial Purposes is the hilarious, poignant, loving story of Anju’s journey, the rare selection of men and their families that she meets, and the choices that she must make while trying to remain true to herself and satisfy her family and tradition.

Kavita Daswani is a fashion journalist living in California. She spent five years as the fashion editor for the South China Morning Post and was the fashion correspondent for CNN and for CNBC in Asia. For Matrimonial Purposes is her first novel.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 7.7.2003
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 129 x 198 mm
Gewicht 270 g
Themenwelt Literatur Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
Literatur Romane / Erzählungen
Literatur Zweisprachige Ausgaben Deutsch / Englisch
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 0-00-716058-5 / 0007160585
ISBN-13 978-0-00-716058-7 / 9780007160587
Zustand Neuware
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