Arranged marriages take a modern spin in recent novels by South Asian American authors.
That’s how author Zara Raheem ended up meeting the man she would eventually marry.
“The Marriage Clock” is one of several recent books by South Asian Americans that examine modern day arranged marriages. These books also serve as a reminder that arranged and semi-arranged marriages like Raheem’s still take place in South Asian and other ethnic communities across the United States.
“She sees the two families coming together for this very practical business unification, which honestly in the upper echelons of American society still happens today,” Sharma said. “It complicates matters to have other people so closely involved,” she said. “There is this added pressure to not disappoint or let anyone down.”Nandini Bajpai captured those tensions in her upcoming novel “A Match Made in Mehendi,” which is set to be released Sept 10. While the main character Simi and her cousins come from a family of matchmakers, all three vowed at an early age to never be set up themselves.
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