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A Bollywood Affair

By: Sonali Dev
Narrated by: Priya Ayyar
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In the tradition of Shobhan Bantwal's successful Indian American novels, Sonali Dev's debut captures the colorful spirit and fascinating details of Indian and Bollywood culture - including a lavish wedding - while delivering an emotionally layered and accessible story.

Mili Rathod has been bound by marriage since she was four years old. But when her husband shows no sign of claiming her after 20 years of waiting, Mili grabs the chance to leave India and come to America on a scholarship.

Playboy filmmaker Samir "Sam" Rathod is Bollywood's favorite bad boy. He'll do anything for his big brother - even travel halfway across the globe to take care of the "wife" who just crawled out of his brother's past. Yet Mili isn't the simple village girl Sam expected. She's a whirlwind who sucks him into her roommate's elaborate elopement and soon has him drowning in her onyx eyes. And though Mili fancies herself in love with his big brother, the husband she has never met, Sam is hoping for a very different ending.

©2014 Sonali Dev (P)2014 Blackstone Audio Fiction Historical Fiction Multicultural United States Women's Fiction World Literature Marriage Romance
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I enjoyed listening to this story. Once started it grips you right though to the end.

Wonderful love story

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On my quest to read more POC authors I stumbled on this book. THe story is steeped in Indian Culture and stays true to its roots whether it is in India or the US. Usually books, written by non POC authors, centred around Indian characters can be a stereotypical and cold but this one is so far from that. That comes from the author being of the same culture as the main characters.

The book is open, hearty and engaging. The characters are relatable, even the ones that aren't that nice as so well written. This is an honest telling of love and all its complications including those that culture brings to the table.

This book and my ability to slip between its pages so easily further underlines my belief that I need to read more POC stories. The connections I form to them through the cultural touchpoints cannot be underestimated.

All my notes for this book were "I need to read more" - more of this book and more of this author. I love this book

Loved it. Didn't want it to end

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The performer was brilliant! The story was good too, but I kept listening because of her. Doing all the voices and accents brought life to the story and was very engaging.

Stellar performance

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Got a little boring in parts. Narrator needs more emotion.
Too slow, no real story

Slow basic story

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although some of the story is predictable, the characters are highly entertaining and there are surprising twists that keep you glued to the drama unfolding. Love the protagonist. So bollywood!

Entertaining and absorbing

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