Alexander McCall Smith meets Jane Austen in this delightfully charming Indian novel about finding love. What does an Indian man with a wealth of common sense do when his retirement becomes too monotonous for him to stand? Open a marriage bureau of...
Business at Mr. Ali's Marriage Bureau is as brisk as ever, but he and Mrs. Ali are concerned about their son, Rehman. With Usha out of the picture, he's given up his job and returned to political activism, defending local villagers from unscrupulous ...
Mrs. Ali's much loved home is suddenly under threat - a road widening scheme threatens to destroy both it and the family business, the Marriage Bureau for Rich People. Meanwhile, Mrs. Ali's niece, Pari, a young Muslim widow, adopts a destitute Hindu ...