A Bollywood Affair
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...
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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
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Format: Kindle Edition
ISBN:
9781617730146
ASIN: B00JVW6GQ0
Publisher: Kensington
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
Mili and Virat were married. Mili just happened to be 4 and Virat was 12. Virat's mom takes him and his brother Samir away to the city to live to escape their grandfather (you guessed right- he is an abusive asshole!). Virat and family go on with their lives, believing the marriage null and void. On...
I really enjoyed this one. It's a little different from my usual romance read because the characters are from India. The cultural bits were interesting. Mili is a great character. She has all of these solid upstanding traditions and morals, but she often shows boldness and even a little sass. S...
I enjoyed reading this book. The prose was even melodic at times, the description of the food made me want to buy a ticket to India (or go to an Indian restaurant) and I really did love Samir and Milli. Milli is a very sweet girl who cries easily, something I can understand and something that didn't...
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 perfe...
A Bollywood Affair is one of those books that I was hesitant to read due to all the hype surrounding it. I had heard fabulous things from many readers and bloggers that I trust, but I just couldn't make myself jump over the edge until now. And I am left mentally hitting myself in the head (again!)...