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Title details for The Matchmaker by Saman Shad - Available

The Matchmaker

by Saman Shad
Abhilash Kaimal
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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?

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  • Release date

    January 31, 2023

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781761340321
      • File size: 254667 KB
      • Duration: 08:50:33

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Books+Publishing

      October 19, 2022
      Playing cupid for the Sydney Pakistani community is Saima Khan in The Matchmaker. Pairing lovers is second nature for Saima until the handsome, young white-collar Kal (Khalid) Ali unwittingly saunters into her life as a client. Growing up at opposite ends of sprawling Sydney, the duo serendipitously strikes up a tête-à-tête outside the scene of a big brown wedding. The heady magic of first romance, drawing on the lightness and quandaries of early 2000s movie rom-coms such as Bridget Jones’s Diary and Maid in Manhattan, shapes this work into the classic that first-generation kids have been craving. The Matchmaker is a debut novel written by the renowned journalist and screenwriter Saman Shad. Shad delivers a sentimental, well-crafted story woven with the perfect balance of realism and magic. The witty dialogue and realistic descriptions of culture and class (‘Yes, Saima, I have been to the West before,’ says North Shore-dwelling Kal with a grin) draw on complex themes of generational trauma and internalised racism. The most poignant part of the novel is witnessing the growth of supporting characters such as Ruby (Rubaiyah), as they heal from their own generational trauma. For a light read that still delves deep into the complexities and heartbreak of immigrant and first-generation experiences, The Matchmaker is a wonderful addition to Australian romance literature. Australian-born Punjabi freelance arts critic Raveena Grover has written and reviewed for various publications across Eora.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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