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She grew up in Hong Kong, starting her career at age 17 as a journalist for South China Morning Post.
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Salaam, Paris by Kavita Daswani (2006-06-27)
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For Matrimonial Purposes
(Anju wants a husband. Equally important, her entire famil...)
Anju wants a husband. Equally important, her entire family wants Anju to have a husband. Her life in Bombay, where a marriage can be arranged in a matter of hours, is almost solely devoted to this quest, with her anxious mother hauling her from holy site to holy site in order to consult and entreat swamis and astrologers. As Anju’s twenties slip away, she’s fast becoming a spinster by her culture’s standards, so she moves to New York City to work in fashion. For Matrimonial Purposes is the hilarious story of Anju’s journey, her quest for love, and the choices that she must make while trying to remain true to herself and satisfy her family and tradition.
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Salaam, Paris
(Tanaya Shah longs for the wonderful world of Paris, the w...)
Tanaya Shah longs for the wonderful world of Paris, the world that she fell in love with while watching Audrey Hepburn in Sabrina—so when a proposal comes along for an arranged marriage with a man who is living in Paris, Tanaya seizes the chance. But once she lands in the city, she shuns the match. A stroke of luck turns Tanaya into a supermodel, and soon the traditional girl is cavorting with rock stars and is disowned by her family. In her new whirlwind life, she is reintroduced to the man she was supposed to marry, the man she now realizes she should have never walked away from, the man who is her only connection to the family she longs to reconcile with, if only it’s not too late.
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For Matrimonial Purposes by Kavita Daswani (2003-06-23)
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Kavita Daswani
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All three of her novels deal with the Indian practice of arranged marriages, and features heroines that refuse to go along with tradition. She moved to Los Angeles in 2000. Her books represent the changes taking place in the diaspora Indian communities, especially regarding institutions such as marriage, the wife"s role in families, and increasing opportunities for women.
Daswani"s combination of humor and culture tension make her books an escapist read.
In her own life, she was once matched with a man in Nashik, India, who it turned out, had been spent two days in jail for having strippers in his Barometer After going through much infructious match-making, she was finally married at 36.
She has been a fashion correspondent for Cable News Network, Consumer News and Business Channel Asia, and Women"s Wear Daily, has written for the Los Angeles Times and the International Herald Tribune, among many other publications, and has been the fashion editor for the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong.
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Salaam, Paris
(Tanaya Shah longs for the wonderful world of Paris, the w...)
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For Matrimonial Purposes
(Anju wants a husband. Equally important, her entire famil...)
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Salaam, Paris by Kavita Daswani (2006-06-27)
(Brand New. In Stock. Will be shipped from US. Excellent C...)
- For Matrimonial Purposes Hardcover June 23, 2003
- For Matrimonial Purposes by Kavita Daswani (2003-06-23)
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Salaam, Paris
