An Enormously English Monsoon Wedding
By (Author) Christina Jones
Little, Brown Book Group
Piatkus Books
14th May 2013
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
384
Width 131mm, Height 197mm, Spine 26mm
318g
When Bollywood comes to Berkshire. . .
Life simply couldn't be better for Erin Bentley. At twenty seven, she is engaged to the simply divine Jay Keskar - and every minute of her day currently revolves around planning the wedding of her dreams. Until, that is, Jay's parents announce that they want to 'discuss' things - and this is when Erin's wedding heaven turns into her wedding hell. . .Tavish and Deena are Indian and have very firm beliefs about the form of wedding their only son should have. Of course, they say, Erin will be wearing a sari. And of course all the Indian pre-wedding ritual ceremonies - including tilak, mehendi, sangeet - will be observed.As Bollywood comes to Berkshire, can East eventually meet West in perfect harmony And if not, will Erin and Jay's dream wedding even take placeThe book offers an immediately gripping story that will make you laugh and cry along with the characters . . . will make women everywhere weak at the knees. . . . An Enormously English Monsoon Wedding was a delight to read. It is inspirational, romantic, compelling and, most important of all, gives us a wonderful fairytale ending * Female First *
The only child of a schoolteacher and a circus clown, Christina Jones has been writing all her life. As well as writing novels, Christina contributes short stories and articles to national magazines and newspapers. Christina lives with her husband Rob and a houseful of rescued cats. Visit her at www.christinajones.co.uk