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| Title | : | The Sari Shop Widow |
| Author | : | Shobhan Bantwal |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 301 pages |
| Published | : | September 1st 2009 by Kensington Publishing Corporation (first published 2009) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Romance. Womens Fiction. Chick Lit. Cultural. India |
Shobhan Bantwal
Paperback | Pages: 301 pages Rating: 3.33 | 1663 Users | 205 Reviews
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Since becoming a widow at age twenty-seven, Anjali Kapadia has devoted herself to transforming her parents' sari shop into a chic boutique, brimming with exquisite jewelry and clothing. Now, ten years later, it stands out like a proud maharani amid Edison's bustling Little India. But when Anjali learns the shop is on the brink of bankruptcy, she feels her world unraveling...To the rescue comes Anjali's wealthy, dictatorial Uncle Jeevan and his business partner, Rishi Shah -- a mysterious Londoner, complete with British accent, cool gray eyes, and skin so fair it makes it hard to believe he's Indian. Rishi's cool, foreign demeanor triggers distrust in Anjali and her mother. But for Anjali, he also stirs something else, a powerful attraction she hasn't felt in a decade. And the feeling is mutual...
Love disappointed Anjali once before and she's vowed to live without it -- though Rishi is slowly melting her resolve and, as the shop regains its footing, gaining her trust. But when a secret from Rishi's past is revealed, Anjali must turn to her family and her strong cultural upbringing to guide her in finding the truth...
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| Original Title: | The Sari Shop Widow |
| ISBN: | 0758232020 (ISBN13: 9780758232021) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Edison, New Jersey(United States) |
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Ratings: 3.33 From 1663 Users | 205 ReviewsDiscuss Appertaining To Books The Sari Shop Widow
I signed up for the 2010 South Asian Author Challenge to expose myself to books and authors I would not ordinarily be exposed to. This book was on the list of authors and titles that fulfill the challenge requirements: to read a book by a South Asian author that deals with South Asia in some way.I devoured this novel, hoping for a bit of an inside look into Indian culture. Instead, I found a chick-lit story with a few Indian terms thrown in. Though the main character runs a sari shop, I felt sheI have to admit, I misread the title of this book when I got it. I thought it was "The Sari Shop Window"--so I expected maybe a collection of short stories, like life through the window of a sari shop, you know? In a sense, that's what it is...the heroine's life centres around her sari shop and her designs and her family. She is a young widow, living at home with her folks...in that sense I was reminded of the movie "Moonstruck".But aside from that, it's just another romance novel. The dashing
ok so I picked up this book from the store during the holiday weekend thinking it read 'The Sari Shop Window' and, obviously, the book was so captivating that I realized that it read 'widow' and not 'window' only 10 pages from the end. This should indicate as to how engaged I actually was. I didn't honestly think that a publisher would waste his/her time sending something like this to print. Could you possibly read a couple of hundred pages of dribble and find nothing other than a silly romance
By the title of this book I actually thought it would be a book based on strong plot which revolved around a womans career.But it rather turned out to be revolving around a damsel in distress only to be saved by a half Indian and half Brit Rich mysteriously sexy businessman.Anjali needed savings all the time and I dont know what even Rishi was! He just broke his 5 year long relationship which he called an arrangement just like that.Two so called matured adults, Anjali in her late 30s and Rishi
I got this book as a Goodreads First Reads win. The cover and title had suggested a certain gravitas so I was a bit distressed to discover that what arrived in the mail looked quite decisively like chick lit. Now chick lit has Least Favoured Genre status in my life and I was tempted to simply not read it. But having been on the other side of Giveaways I know what silence feels like and decided to read and review it any way. And as it happened, it turned out to be a pleasant enough experience.
A fun romance with a different perspective. Not a lot of romances has nonwhite protagonists nor explores mixed raced characters. This book has a predictable plot, but in a comforting way; like having hot soup on a cold day. A lot of the cultural, familial, and business commentary is secondary in this book because it is first-and-foremost a romance novel.
A fun romance with a different perspective. Not a lot of romances has nonwhite protagonists nor explores mixed raced characters. This book has a predictable plot, but in a comforting way; like having hot soup on a cold day. A lot of the cultural, familial, and business commentary is secondary in this book because it is first-and-foremost a romance novel.
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