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    Imaginary Men

    By Anjali Banerjee

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    About this ebook

    This charming novel about a Bengali-American matchmaker in San Francisco who creates an imaginary fiancé in order to satisfy her marriage-minded traditional parents offers a fresh variation on the timeless theme of a young woman's quest for true love.

    It seemed like a good idea at the time.

    Lina Ray has a knack for pairing up perfect couples as a professional matchmaker in San Francisco, but her well-meaning, highly traditional Indian family wants her to get married. When her Auntie Kiki introduces Lina to the bachelor from hell at her sister's wedding in India, Lina panics and blurts out, "I'm engaged!" Because what's the harm in a little lie?

    Who's sari now?

    Lina scrambles to find a real fiancé because Auntie Kiki will be coming to America soon to approve the match. But date after disastrous date gets her no closer to her prince -- until an actual prince arrives on her doorstep. Lina hasn't been able to stop fantasizing about traditional but dashing Raja Prasad since she met him in India. In fact, her imaginary fiancé has begun to resemble him! Now Raja is in San Francisco and wants Lina to find a suitable bride for his brother. Though they live oceans apart, Lina longs to bridge the gap. But when her fantastic fib catches up with her, life is suddenly like a Bollywood flick gone horribly wrong. Lina may have an over-developed fantasy life, but she certainly never imagined things would turn out like this!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPocket Books
    Release dateNov 24, 2009
    ISBN9781439184547
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    Anjali Banerjee

    Anjali Banerjee was born in Kolkata, India, and grew up in Canada and California. Her short fiction has appeared in literary journals and she has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. A graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, she lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband. Visit her website at www.anjalibanerjee.com.

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    • 2/5
      Lina Ray is a professional matchmaker in the San Francisco bay area who has yet to make her own match. When at her sister’s wedding in India, her Aunt Kiki insists on arranging a marriage. To save herself from “the bachelor from hell” she blurts out “I’m engaged!” Before she knows it she has invented a gorgeous, rich man, and now Aunt Kiki is headed to California to check him out and confirm the match. Lina has just two months to meet and get engaged to her dream prince!Okay, this is chick-lit, with a cultural nuance. The characters are thinly drawn caricatures, and the plot is what you’d expect from the description. It’s a fast, fun read, but there isn’t much substance here. Sometimes a girl just needs a little mind candy; it did satisfy several challenges for me, and it’s one more book off the TBR mountain.
    • 4/5
      This was a very cute little book with a sweet premise. I liked the rich flavours of the book, it was very vivid. The ending left me a bit unsatisfied, it felt slightly rushed. but how could I resist a book with a bossy Auntie Kiki in it?
    • 4/5
      A pleasant Sunday afternoon sort of reading. Very easy to read in one sitting. Ticks along nicely. Lina, although Indian, knows nothing except San Francisco. On returning to India for a family wedding enough is enough and she can't tolerate the fact she is single any longer and makes up a boyfriend. The reason she's single is because the love of her life Nathu has died. Her best fried Harry (who she secretly loves) finally convinces her that Nathu has become a memory and that she's changed him in her memories. With this she pursues her own happiness. Cheesy on places but a lovely storyline. It has laugh out loud moments, predictable elements and good well-meaning characters.
    • 4/5
      Sweet, quick read.Pretty predicable.Would have liked more depth - it is a beach read. Fun when you read it - totally forgetable.Indian American woman, who is a matchmaker, and of course, can't find love herself!Visits India for a wedding, meet a prince. Guess what will happen.......
    • 4/5
      This was a very cute little book with a sweet premise. I liked the rich flavours of the book, it was very vivid. The ending left me a bit unsatisfied, it felt slightly rushed. but how could I resist a book with a bossy Auntie Kiki in it?