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About The Book
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before meets Pride and Prejudice in this delightful and heartfelt rom-com about a Bangladeshi American teen whose meddling mother arranges a match to secure their family’s financial security—just as she’s falling in love with someone else.
Zahra Khan is basically Bangladeshi royalty, but being a princess doesn’t pay the bills in Paterson, New Jersey. While Zahra’s plans for financial security this summer involve working long hours at Chai Ho and saving up for college writing courses, Amma is convinced that all Zahra needs is a “good match,” Jane Austen style.
Enter Harun Emon, who’s wealthy, devastatingly handsome, and…aloof. As soon as Zahra meets him, she knows it’s a bad match. It’s nothing like the connection she has with Nayim Aktar, the new dishwasher at the tea shop, who just gets Zahra in a way no one has before. So, when Zahra finds out that Harun is just as uninterested in this match as she is, they decide to slowly sabotage their parents’ plans. And for once in Zahra’s life, she can have her rossomalai and eat it too: “dating” Harun and keeping Amma happy while catching real feelings for Nayim.
But life—and boys—can be more complicated than Zahra realizes. With her feelings all mixed up, Zahra realizes sometimes being a good Bengali kid can be a royal pain.
Why We Love It
“The Love Match is Pride & Prejudice reimagined for the 21st century, rooted in Bangladeshi American culture. It has everything you’ve ever wanted in a YA rom-com, and then some, with its utterly charming and equally loveable love interests, thoughtful depiction of class struggle, and a headstrong heroine who is as winsome as Lizzie Bennet herself. This extremely readable, funny, and warm story is the perfect summer romance.”
—Dainese S., Assistant Editor, on The Love Match
Product Details
- Publisher: Salaam Reads/Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (January 3, 2023)
- Length: 400 pages
- ISBN13: 9781665901109
- Ages: 12 - 99
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