Publicado por Ballantine Books, 2019
ISBN 10: 1524799718 ISBN 13: 9781524799717
Librería: BookOutlet, Thorold, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Condición: New. Hardcover. Publisher overstock, may contain remainder mark on edge.
Publicado por ALLISON & BUSBY, 2019
ISBN 10: 0749025158 ISBN 13: 9780749025151
Librería: Svglobal books, Sheridan, WY, Estados Unidos de America
Publicado por Allison & Busby, 2019
ISBN 10: 0749024410 ISBN 13: 9780749024413
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
Publicado por Allison & Busby, Limited, 2019
ISBN 10: 0749024410 ISBN 13: 9780749024413
Librería: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Reino Unido
Condición: Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.
Publicado por Allison & Busby, 2019
ISBN 10: 0749024410 ISBN 13: 9780749024413
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
hardcover. Condición: Neu. Neu Neuware, Importqualität, auf Lager - An essential guide to marriage, class and sisterhood in modern-day Pakistan, this is Pride & Prejudice as you've never seen it before. Alys Binat encourages her students to aspire to more than society expects of them. But Mrs Binat thinks differently and when the family receive an invite to a big wedding she coaches her daughters to snag suitors.
Publicado por Penguin Random House, Ballantine Books Jan 2019, 2019
ISBN 10: 198481740X ISBN 13: 9781984817402
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - This inventive retelling ofPride and Prejudicecharms. People A fun, page-turning romp and a thought-provoking look at theclass-obsessed strata of Pakistani society. NPRAlys Binat has sworn never to marry until an encounter with one Mr. Darsee at a wedding makes her reconsider. A scandal and vicious rumor concerning the Binat family have destroyed their fortune and prospects for desirable marriages, but Alys, the second and most practical of the five Binat daughters, has found happiness teaching English literature to schoolgirls. Knowing that many of her students won t make it to graduation before dropping out to marry and have children, Alys teaches them about Jane Austen and her other literary heroes and hopes to inspire the girls to dream of more. When an invitation arrives to the biggest wedding their small town has seen in years, Mrs. Binat, certain that their luck is about to change, excitedly sets to work preparing her daughters to fish for rich, eligible bachelors. On the first night of the festivities, Alys s lovely older sister, Jena, catches the eye of Fahad Bungles Bingla, the wildly successful and single entrepreneur. But Bungles s friend Valentine Darsee is clearly unimpressed by the Binat family. Alys accidentally overhears his unflattering assessment of her and quickly dismisses him and his snobbish ways. As the days of lavish wedding parties unfold, the Binats wait breathlessly to see if Jena will land a proposal and Alys begins to realize that Darsee s brusque manner may be hiding a very different man from the one she saw at first glance. Told with wry wit and colorful prose, Unmarriageable is a charming update on Jane Austen s beloved novel and an exhilarating exploration of love, marriage, class, and sisterhood.Praise for Unmarriageable Delightful . . . Unmarriageableintroduces readers to a rich Muslim culture. . . . [Kamal] observes family dramas with a satiric eye and treats readers to sparkling descriptions of a days-long wedding ceremony, with its high-fashion pageantry and higher social stakes. Star Tribune Thoroughly charming. New York Post [A] funny, sometimes romantic, often thought-provoking glimpse into Pakistani culture, one which adroitly illustrates the double standards women face when navigating sex, love, and marriage. This is a must-read for devout Austenites. Publishers Weekly (starred review).