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The Marriage Bureau for Rich People

Driving his wife crazy after his retirement, Mr. Ali is persuaded to open a marriage bureau, and when his business becomes a success he decides to hire an assistant, Aruna, who, hiding a tragic past.

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  • "Driving his wife crazy after his retirement, Mr. Ali is persuaded to open a marriage bureau, and when his business becomes a success he decides to hire an assistant, Aruna, who, hiding a tragic past."@en
  • "Wanneer een Indiase man na zijn pensionering een huwelijksbureau begint, krijgt diens assistente zelf een aanzoek."
  • "Retraité, monsieur Ali gère une agence matrimoniale dans le sud de l'Inde. Avec l'aide de sa femme et de son assistante Aruna les affaires prospèrent, mais il est plus facile de donner des conseils que de les suivre ! Ainsi Aruna cache un secret et se retrouve face à un dilemme. Une fresque colorée de l'Inde, tiraillée entre modernisation et traditions ancestrales. Premier roman.--[Memento]."
  • "What does somebody with a wealth of common sense do if retirement palls? Why, open a marriage bureau of course. And soon Mr Ali, from beautiful Vizag, see his new business as the indomitable Mrs Ali and assistant Aruna look on with careful eyes. But although many clients go away happy, problems lurk behind the scenes."
  • "Charming and funny yet acutely observed, this is what Jane Austen might write if she set a story in a contemporary Indian marriage bureau."
  • "Charming and funny yet acutely observed, this is what Jane Austen might write if she set a story in a contemporary Indian marriage bureau."@en
  • "Bored with retirement, Mr. Ali sets up a desk, puts up a sign, and waits for customers for his new matchmaking business. Some clients are a mystery. Some are a challenge. Mr. Ali's assistant, Aruna, finds it a learning experience. But without a dowry, Aruna has no expectation of a match for herself. Then again, as people go about planning their lives, sometimes fate is making other arrangements."@en
  • "What does an Indian man with a wealth of common sense do when his retirement becomes too monotonous? Open a marriage bureau of course! With a steady stream of clients to keep him busy, Mr. Ali sees his new business flourish as Mrs. Ali and his careful assistant, Aruna, look on with vigilant eyes. "The Marriage Bureau for Rich People" has shades of Jane Austen and Alexander McCall Smith but with a resonance and originality entirely its own."
  • "What does an Indian man with a wealth of common sense do when his retirement becomes too monotonous? Open a marriage bureau of course! With a steady stream of clients to keep him busy, Mr. Ali sees his new business flourish as Mrs. Ali and his careful assistant, Aruna, look on with vigilant eyes. "The Marriage Bureau for Rich People" has shades of Jane Austen and Alexander McCall Smith but with a resonance and originality entirely its own."@en
  • "Mr Ali decides to open a marriage bureau that will cater for a wide range of Indian clients from all walks of life and, encouraged by the indomitable Mrs Ali, he has the good sense to appoint a local girl, Aruna, as his very able assistant. Under Mr Ali's and Aruna's imaginative care the marriage bureau flourishes as it sorts out the future for many happy clients, although meanwhile things are not running so smoothly for everyone in the office as Aruna is nursing a secret that threatens to break her heart, while Mr Ali is unable to see that he himself doesn't follow the wise advice he so readily offers to those who come for help..."@en
  • "What does an Indian man with a wealth of common sense do when his retirement becomes too monotonous? Open a marriage bureau, of course! With a steady stream of clients to keep him busy, Mr. Ali sees his new business flourish as the indomitable Mrs. Ali and his careful assistant, Aruna, look on with vigilant eyes. Bursting with the color and allure of India, The Marriage Bureau for Rich People has shades of both Jane Austen and Alexander McCall Smith, but with a resonance and originality entirely its own."

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  • "Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)"@en
  • "Domestic fiction"
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Humorous stories"@en
  • "Humorous stories"
  • "General fiction"@en
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Humorous fiction"@en
  • "Humorous fiction"
  • "Ausgabe"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Love stories"@en
  • "Love stories"
  • "Large type books"@en
  • "Large type books"

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  • "The Marriage Bureau for Rich People"@en
  • "Agencia matrimonial para ricos"
  • "The marriage bureau for rich people"
  • "The marriage bureau for rich people"@en
  • "Le bureau de mariage de M. Ali"
  • "Mister Alis Hochzeitsagentur für hoffnungslose Fälle : Roman"
  • "Le bureau de mariage de monsieur Ali : roman"
  • "Het huwelijksbureau"
  • "Le bureau de mariage de M. Ali : roman"
  • "Le bureau de mariage de M. Ali roman"
  • "Mister Alis Hochzeitsagentur für hoffnungslose Fälle Roman"

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