num_pages: 293
description: Alexander McCall Smith meets Jane Austen in this delightfully charming Indian novel about finding love.What does an Indian man with a wealth of common sense do when his retirement becomes too monotonous for him to stand? Open a marriage bureau of course! With a steady stream of clients to keep him busy Mr. Ali sees his new business flourish as the indomitable Mrs. Ali and his careful assistant Aruna look on with vigilant eyes. There's the man who wants a tall son-in-law because his daughter is short; the divorced woman who ends up back with her ex-husband; a salesman who can't seem to sell himself; and a wealthy young doctor for whom no match is ever perfect. But although his clients go away happy little does Mr. Ali know that his esteemed Aruna hides a tragedy in her past-a misfortune that the bureau as luck would have it serendipitously undoes. Bursting with the color and allure of India and with a cast of endearing characters The Marriage Bureau for Rich People has shades of Jane Austen and Alexander McCall Smith but with a resonance and originality entirely its own. Farahad's effortless style reveals a country still grappling with the politics of caste religion and civil unrest all the while delivering a shamefully delightful read.
language: English
title: The Marriage Bureau for Rich People
publisher: Putnam Adult