The Matchmaker
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3.3 • 6 Ratings
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- $23.99
Publisher Description
Matchmaking is easy. Falling in love on the other hand ...
Saima knows that she's a great matchmaker. She has the weekly wedding invitations to prove it. So why has her community started turning against her?
The desi community in Sydney has eyes, ears and mouths everywhere, and Saima's feeling firsthand the impact gossip can have. Too modern, too focused on compatibility instead of class and everything else that's meant to matter.
She's about to pack it all up and move back in with her Ammy when an eligible bachelor's wealthy parents show up at her door. They're offering the biggest payday she's had in years, but there's a catch: she has to convince their son to accept her services without letting on that it's his parents pulling the strings.
Kal is handsome, successful and starting to worry about his path in life. What does it mean to be a third culture kid? When a woman falls into his life challenging everything he thought he knew about heritage, life and love, it might be the answer he's been searching for.
But Saima wrote off love a long time ago - has she hardened her heart too much to see what's right in front of her?
Can a matchmaker recognise a perfect match?
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Sydney’s Desi community shines in this escapist romance from first-time author Saman Shad, who captures the fraught balancing act between Australian and Pakistani identity. Saima is the titular matchmaker, who excels at what she does but is attracting increasing judgement as she proceeds through her 30s without a husband of her own. And when she is given a lucrative assignment to set up the handsome Kal without him finding out, Saima soon fears that she’s falling for him herself. Audiobook narrators Abhilash Kaimal and Deepka Ratra bring this spirited love story to life, with lots of laughs and knowing social commentary along the way. The author sheds vital light on the modern immigrant experience while still ticking all the boxes for a satisfying romance.
