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(Un)arranged Marriage
  • Published: 2 August 2018
  • ISBN: 9780241343074
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook

(Un)arranged Marriage

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2 Aug 2018
EBook
30 Sept 2011
Paperback
15 Oct 2018
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A contemporary, humorous novel about the kind of cross-cultural conflicts felt by many young people today.

MANNY WANTS TO BE A FOOTBALLER. OR A POP STAR. OR WRITE A BESTSELLER. HE DOESN'T WANT TO GET MARRIED...

'Harry and Ranjit were waiting for me - waiting to take me to Derby, to a wedding. My wedding. A wedding that I hadn't asked for, that I didn't want. To a girl who I didn't know... If they had bothered to open their eyes, they would have seen me: seventeen, angry, upset but determined - determined to do my own thing, to choose my own path in life...'

Set partly in the UK and partly in the Punjab region of India, this is a fresh, bitingly perceptive and totally up-to-the-minute look at one young man's fight to free himself from family expectations and to be himself, free to dance to his own tune.
  • Published: 2 August 2018
  • ISBN: 9780241343074
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
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About the author

Bali Rai

Bali Rai's first novel for young adults, (un)arranged marriage, created a huge amount of interest and won many awards, including the Angus Book Award and the Leicester Book of the Year. It was also shortlisted for the prestigious Branford Boase first novel award. Rani and Sukh and The Whisper were both shortlisted for the Booktrust Teenage Prize. Bali is also the author of the hugely popular Soccer Squad series for younger readers.
Bali was born in Leicester where he still lives, writing full-time and visiting schools to talk about his books. You can visit him at www.balirai.co.uk

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Praise for (Un)arranged Marriage

This is a highly readable debut from Bali Rai that teenagers of any culture will identify with.

The Guardian