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Dial A for Aunties

By: Jesse Sutanto
Narrated by: Risa Mei
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Winner of the Comedy Women In Print Prize 2021

‘Whip-smart, original and so funny. I found it impossible to put down and lost count of the number of times I laughed out loud’ Beth O’Leary, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Road Trip

Your family would kill to see you happy

‘ARE YOU…DEAD?’
OH MY GOD. I THINK HE IS.
When Meddy Chan accidentally kills her blind date, she turns to her aunties for help. Their meddling set her up on the date so they kind of owe her.

WELL, THAT DIDN’T QUITE GO TO PLAN.
Although hiding this goddamn dead body is going to be harder than they thought especially when her family’s wedding business has THE biggest wedding of the year happening right now.

IT’S PRETTY BAD TIMING REALLY.
It turns out the wedding venue just happens to be managed by Meddy’s ex, aka the one who got away. It’s the worst time to see him again, or…is it? Can Meddy finally find love and make her overbearing family happy?

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‘Its dark humour and hilarious family dynamics had me in stitches from start to finish’
‘I loved every second of reading it and couldn’t predict what was going to happen next’
‘I couldn’t stop laughing throughout’
‘The characters felt so relatable’
‘What a great book this is – a really fun read’
‘A hilariously funny rom-com’
‘Escapist fun that’ll keep you turning the pages and giggling throughout’

©2021 Jesse Sutanto (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Dark Humour Literature & Fiction Multicultural Romance Romantic Comedy Comedy Funny Witty

Critic reviews

"Whip-smart, original and so funny. I found it impossible to put down and lost count of the number of times I laughed out loud." (Beth O’Leary, Sunday Times best-selling author of The Switch)

"Had me laughing aloud within its first five pages. Charming, hilarious and heartfelt." (Emily Henry, New York Times best-selling author of Beach Read)

"A dazzling debut full of humour and love. A comedy caper, doused in black humour, comical references, mixed with romance – fans of Crazy Rich Asians will love it." (My Weekly)
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Completely far fetched to such an extent it was farcical. Found myself thinking the murder was unnecessary to the story. Took away from what might have been a bit of fun holiday read. The overly descriptive emotional monologues along side hidden corpses exasperated me no end. I ended up listening to this book as reading it was torturous and i had to get through it as it’s up for Book Club discussion.

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Loved everything about this book and how it was read.
Can’t wait to read the next one.

Brilliant story

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Dial A for Aunties is filled with one chaotic event after another. We follow Meddy Chan, a wedding photographer, and her aunties all trying to hide a secret from everyone else. In the process, Meddy ends up forming a beautiful relationship with her aunts and begins to understand just how much her mother loves her, even if that meant hiding a dead body!

I loved every aspect of this book- the chaos, the humour, the confusion, the depiction of Indonesian culture, and even the love interest. While at some points it felt slightly predictable, it went away within two seconds, the moment another crazy thing happened.

This was such a joyful ride and a perfect book to cheer yourself up after a stressful day!

Funny and fabulous book!

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A great hoot with a crazy plot and mad capers against the backdrop of a wedding. Could see this making a good romcom film. As I said, worthy of Wodehouse himself whose characters were also often plagued by overbearing aunts. I personally didn't think the (occasional) swearing was necessary or appropriate for this kind of book. Also, it might have benefited by cutting down a bit. All in all, great fun and I would recommend.

Twists and turns worthy of PG Wodehouse himself

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I laughed a lot. How silly and wacky it was. I know a lot of it was so over the top and sometimes unrealistic but if you can see past that you will find this a very enjoyable read. If you liked Crazy rich Asians and Weekend at Bernies you will enjoy this too!!

So much fun to read!!

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