Serena Singh Flips the Script
(Sprache: Englisch)
"Sonya Lalli's savvy novel puts relationships in all of their forms--family, friends, and romance--on even footing as a young woman works to find happiness."--Shelf Awareness
Serena Singh is tired of everyone telling her what she should want--and she...
Serena Singh is tired of everyone telling her what she should want--and she...
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"Sonya Lalli's savvy novel puts relationships in all of their forms--family, friends, and romance--on even footing as a young woman works to find happiness."--Shelf AwarenessSerena Singh is tired of everyone telling her what she should want--and she is ready to prove to her mother, her sister, and the aunties in her community that a woman does not need domestic bliss to have a happy life.
Things are going according to plan for Serena. She s smart, confident, and just got a kick-ass new job at a top advertising firm in Washington, D.C. Even before her younger sister gets married in a big, traditional wedding, Serena knows her own dreams don t include marriage or children. But with her mother constantly encouraging her to be more like her sister, Serena can t understand why her parents refuse to recognize that she and her sister want completely different experiences out of life.
A new friendship with her co-worker, Ainsley, comes as a breath of fresh air, challenging Serena s long-held beliefs about the importance of self-reliance. She s been so focused on career success that she s let all of her hobbies and close friendships fall by the wayside. As Serena reconnects with her family and friends--including her ex-boyfriend--she learns letting people in can make her happier than standing all on her own.
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1Is it Singh Time, beti?"
Slowly, I craned my neck to the side. Uncle Singh, one of the many Uncle Singhs in our community, was towering over me. I'd been making eyes again with the hot photographer, whose name I kept forgetting, and hadn't noticed the uncle make his approach.
"Singh time?" I asked, feigning ignorance as I stood up from my chair and stalled for time.
"It is time to sing, hah?"
Party hosts in our community knew to allot one, even two hours for Singh Time, during which various uncles took over the microphone and serenaded the room with their off-key renditions of Punjabi folk songs. But my baby sister, Natasha, who had married a white guy and had mainly non-Indian guests at her wedding that night, had given me strict instructions to withhold the microphone "by any means necessary."
I snuck a glance to my right, down the length of the head table. She was sitting happily next to Mark in her bedazzled gold lengha, flanked by both sets of parents, and then the wedding party. I had been mildly disappointed when Natasha asked the two other bridesmaids, her closest childhood friends, to give the toast to the bride instead of me, but I suppose she needed me up here as MC to fend off the uncles.
"Where is microphone?" I heard Uncle Singh ask. I turned back, beaming at him as a lightbulb went off in my head.
"Uncle," I whispered, as if I had gossip to share. "Natasha specifically asked me not to let you sing tonight."
He gasped, and I squeezed his hands in my own.
"Because she has something more special in mind for you."
He narrowed his brows, the two thick bushes above his eyes merging into one long one.
"You, Uncle
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Singh, are her most favorite uncle."
"I am?"
"Have you not always felt a special bond with our family? With our sweet little Natasha?"
He glanced over at her curiously. Even though we shared the same, extremely common surname, we weren't related to this Uncle Singh. To be completely honest, our families didn't even know each other that well, and if Natasha wasn't dressed up like a bride, I doubt the uncle would have been able to pick her out of a lineup. But if fourteen years in advertising had taught me anything, it's that Uncle Singh didn't want the microphone to sing. No. He wanted the microphone to feel admired, even loved.
And that's all the information I needed to make the sale.
Within minutes, I'd convinced Uncle Singh that it was tradition for the bride's favorite uncle to ask her to dance during the reception and that she'd be waiting for him after the DJ started later that evening. (Thankfully, he didn't grill me too much on the alleged custom, accepting my answer that it was something goray-white people-liked to do.)
It was just before nine p.m. by the time he returned to his seat, and according to the Google spreadsheet Natasha, by the time her treat of a mother-in-law, Mrs. Hartshorne, and their team of organizers had prepared, it was nearly time for me to make the introductions for the final round of toasts. I grabbed the microphone from where it was hidden in my purse, not wanting to wait a moment longer in case another uncle or auntie cornered me, and walked up to the podium, my heart beating in my stomach.
It's not that I was nervous. Far from it. I loved public speaking, and I was good at it, too. But presenting a pithy, original advertising campaign to get a client on board with the idea, and then consumers on board with the product, w
"I am?"
"Have you not always felt a special bond with our family? With our sweet little Natasha?"
He glanced over at her curiously. Even though we shared the same, extremely common surname, we weren't related to this Uncle Singh. To be completely honest, our families didn't even know each other that well, and if Natasha wasn't dressed up like a bride, I doubt the uncle would have been able to pick her out of a lineup. But if fourteen years in advertising had taught me anything, it's that Uncle Singh didn't want the microphone to sing. No. He wanted the microphone to feel admired, even loved.
And that's all the information I needed to make the sale.
Within minutes, I'd convinced Uncle Singh that it was tradition for the bride's favorite uncle to ask her to dance during the reception and that she'd be waiting for him after the DJ started later that evening. (Thankfully, he didn't grill me too much on the alleged custom, accepting my answer that it was something goray-white people-liked to do.)
It was just before nine p.m. by the time he returned to his seat, and according to the Google spreadsheet Natasha, by the time her treat of a mother-in-law, Mrs. Hartshorne, and their team of organizers had prepared, it was nearly time for me to make the introductions for the final round of toasts. I grabbed the microphone from where it was hidden in my purse, not wanting to wait a moment longer in case another uncle or auntie cornered me, and walked up to the podium, my heart beating in my stomach.
It's not that I was nervous. Far from it. I loved public speaking, and I was good at it, too. But presenting a pithy, original advertising campaign to get a client on board with the idea, and then consumers on board with the product, w
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Autoren-Porträt von Sonya Lalli
Sonya Lalli is a romance and women s fiction author of Punjabi and Bengali heritage. Her books have been featured in Entertainment Weekly, NPR, Washington Post, Glamour and more. She lives in Vancouver with her husband.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Sonya Lalli
- 2021, 352 Seiten, Maße: 13,8 x 20,8 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Berkley
- ISBN-10: 059310093X
- ISBN-13: 9780593100936
- Erscheinungsdatum: 22.03.2021
Sprache:
Englisch
Pressezitat
Praise for Serena Singh Flips the ScriptSonya Lalli's charming novel explores how our relationships define us. Through honesty, humor, and vulnerability, Serena Singh reminds us that new, fulfilling connections are possible at any age. This equal parts relatable and entertaining story is a delight from start to finish! Saumya Dave, author of Well-Behaved Indian Women
Heartfelt and forthright, Lalli s culturally rich work of women's fiction is exceptional. Booklist (starred)
Praise for Sonya Lalli
"From yoga studios to finding oneself in trips abroad to online dating, Lalli gives readers a wonderful novel about love and belonging and meaning of happiness and home."--Soniah Kamal, award-winning author of Unmarriageable: Pride and Prejudice in Pakistan
"Anu's struggle to find herself is wrought with obstacles and sometimes frustrating, but the resolution of her story is both satisfying and realistic. A moving look at one woman's journey between her family and her desire for independence."--Kirkus
"Sonya Lalli offers up a tale of familial pressures, cultural traditions, and self-discovery, that is equal turns heartbreaking and hilarious...Lalli tears down stereotypes with humor and warmth."-- Entertainment Weekly
"An engaging love story that delivers on the promise of true love forever...The Matchmaker's List comes through in spades (and hearts)."--NPR
"Lalli's sharp-eyed tale of cross-cultural dating, family heartbreak, the strictures of culture, and the exuberance of love is both universal and timeless."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Bright and vivid, and fresh and funny--I was utterly charmed by this insight into Raina's struggle to be the perfect Indian daughter. A delightful debut."--Veronica Henry, author of How to Find Love in a Bookshop
"A riotous odyssey into the pressures of cross-cultural modern dating that will chime with every 20-something
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singleton"--ELLE (UK)
"A funny and moving exploration of modern love."--Balli Kaur Jaswal, author of Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows (A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick)
"Absolutely charming."--Woman's Day
"A warm and refreshing look at cultural identity, unexpected romance, and unbreakable family bonds."--Kirkus
"Lalli's debut is a delightful, multicultural romantic comedy full of humorous banter and loads of life lessons about family, happiness, love, honesty, and acceptance."--Booklist (starred review)
"A knockout romantic comedy debut."--Washington Independent Review of Books
"A funny and moving exploration of modern love."--Balli Kaur Jaswal, author of Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows (A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick)
"Absolutely charming."--Woman's Day
"A warm and refreshing look at cultural identity, unexpected romance, and unbreakable family bonds."--Kirkus
"Lalli's debut is a delightful, multicultural romantic comedy full of humorous banter and loads of life lessons about family, happiness, love, honesty, and acceptance."--Booklist (starred review)
"A knockout romantic comedy debut."--Washington Independent Review of Books
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