Thursday, November 6, 2014

BOLLYWOOD AFFAIR by Sonali Dev Giveaway & Review


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Mili Rathod hasn’t seen her husband in twenty years—not since she was promised to him at the age of four. Yet marriage has allowed Mili a freedom rarely given to girls in her village. Her grandmother has even allowed her to leave India and study in America for eight months, all to make her the perfect modern wife. Which is exactly what Mili longs to be—if her husband would just come and claim her.

Bollywood’s favorite director, Samir Rathod, has come to Michigan to secure a divorce for his older brother. Persuading a naïve village girl to sign the papers should be easy for someone with Samir’s tabloid-famous charm. But Mili is neither a fool nor a gold-digger. Open-hearted yet complex, she’s trying to reconcile her independence with cherished traditions. And before he can stop himself, Samir is immersed in Mili’s life—cooking her dal and rotis, escorting her to her roommate’s elaborate Indian wedding, and wondering where his loyalties and happiness lie.

Heartfelt, witty, and thoroughly engaging, Sonali Dev’s debut is both a vivid exploration of modern India and a deeply honest story of love, in all its diversity.

Advance Praise for A Bollywood Affair:


“Sonali Dev is a fresh new voice in romance. A child bride who’s all grown up, a sexy Bollywood director, and deeply-felt emotions that will keep readers turning the pages. A Bollywood Affair has it all.” –Susan Elizabeth Phillips, New York Times Bestseller

“Deeply romantic and emotional, with characters I fell in love with, A Bollywood Affair is simply unputdownable. It’s sexy, it’s dramatic, but most of all, it’s a sweet, hot love story that made me sigh and smile and want to read it all over again as soon as I turned the last page.” -Nalini Singh, New York Times Bestseller





My review:

I just finished reading A Bollywood Affair and I really enjoyed it. I was intrigued from the very beginning. Here she was, Mili, a woman who had been

promised to her husband when she was four years old. She has come to realize by living  in America, that she wants to be a different modern wife but her husband  has not come to her yet. She is approached by a famous director who is her husband's brother, because he wants to hold onto his family's wealth. The problem is that Samir finds himself acting totally different than the way he intended to. I liked the storyline and I liked the 2 main characters. I give this book a 4/5. I was given this book for the purpose of a review and all opinions are my own.




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Sonali Dev’s first literary work was a play about mistaken identities performed at her neighborhood Diwali extravaganza in Mumbai. She was eight years old. Despite this early success, Sonali spent the next few decades getting degrees in architecture and writing, migrating across the globe, and starting a family while writing for magazines and websites.

With the advent of her first gray hair her mad love for telling stories returned full force, and she now combines it with her insights into Indian culture to conjure up stories that make a mad tangle with her life as supermom, domestic goddess, and world traveler.

Sonali lives in the Chicago suburbs with her very patient and often amused husband and two teens who demand both patience and humor, and the world’s most perfect dog.


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6 comments:

  1. Thank you for the review, I can't wait to read the book.

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  2. Thank you for hosting this wonderful giveaway, I appreciate it.

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  3. I love the cover of your book so what made you pick this cover?

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  4. The books looks very interesting. Do you think the culture of India makes it harder to write a book about romance? Or is romance the same across all cultures?

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  5. Thank you for the chance! Congrats on the release!

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