{"product_id":"unmarriageable-paperback","title":"Unmarriageable - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSoniah Kamal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This inventive retelling of \u003ci\u003ePride and Prejudice \u003c\/i\u003echarms.\"\u003ci\u003e--People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A fun, page-turning romp and a thought-provoking look at the class-obsessed strata of Pakistani society.\"--NPR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlys Binat has sworn never to marry--until an encounter with one Mr. Darsee at a wedding makes her reconsider.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Told with wry wit and colorful prose, \u003ci\u003eUnmarriageable\u003c\/i\u003e is a charming update on Jane Austen's beloved novel and an exhilarating exploration of love, marriage, class, and sisterhood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eUnmarriageable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Delightful . . . \u003ci\u003eUnmarriageable\u003c\/i\u003e introduces 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.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eStar Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Thoroughly charming.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eNew York Post \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"[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.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSoniah Kamal \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of\u003ci\u003e Unmarriageable: Pride and Prejudice in Pakistan, \u003c\/i\u003e a postcolonial parallel retelling, which was a \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e Readers' Best Book of the Year, shortlisted for the Townsend Award for Fiction, and is being adapted as a feature film. Soniah has been nominated for the Georgia Author of the Year for Literary Fiction and her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, Georgia Review, The Guardian, The Bitter Southerner, \u003c\/i\u003eand more. Her essays have received critical acclaim and been shortlisted for several prizes, including Pushcart Prize nominations, and her short story \"A Suitable Girl\" was selected for the \u003ci\u003eBest Asian Short Stories\u003c\/i\u003e anthology. Soniah's TEDx talk, \"What Will People Say,\" is about regrets and second chances. Soniah grew up in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and England and resides in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 04, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53456445210931,"sku":"9780525486480","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/V05kRHZ6REt3ZWtaMkROeDNCdnVCdz09.webp?v=1781237498","url":"https:\/\/rbangel-store.myshopify.com\/products\/unmarriageable-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}