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Matches Made In Heaven
Book Review: Matches Made in Heaven by Sundari Venkatraman 
 
 
The Blurb A collection of 13 romantic short stories based in India; a culture rich country steeped in tradition. Inspiration struck me from newspaper articles, TV shows and hearing people talk. The short stories are based on that fact that arranged marriages thrive right alongside love matches in India.
1. Groomnapped is Ameya-Surekha’s story as a light romantic take on the serious issue of groom kidnappings.
2. Dark skin on a woman puts off men in general or so says the society. Beauty Is But Skin Deep is Nitin-Simran’s story that proves it wrong!
3. Ritu is twenty-five and wants to wait for her Prince Charming but her parents are desperate to arrange her wedding. Does she find her prince in An Arranged Match?
4. Dating Agencies are doing their best to get young people together to tie the knot. My friend Diti runs an informal one; inspiring the Red Rose Dating Agency.
5. A guy’s complaint about his fiancée of a few years dumping him after becoming successful in her film career felt like a rant to me. Chahti Hoon Tumhe is an ode to the successful actress.
6. Soumya actually lives life like Soul Mates but how many have the guts to? This, incidentally, is the first short story that I ever wrote.
7. Does Madeinheaven.com help bring Menka & Jeetu together with technology driven Matchmaking website?
8. I originally wrote Rahat Mili for an anthology; Rahat means ‘relief’ and is a name too. Read the story with the word in mind and it will fall in place.
9. Reema’s Matchmakers brings Arjun and Prisha together at a get-together through a matchmaking network. But will they get married?
10. Nikita wants Krish for a friend and not her husband. As The Reluctant Bride she manages to have her cake and eat it too.
11. Shweta Ka Swayamvar is inspired by the practice of Swayamwar in ancient India of choosing a husband, from among a list of suitors, by a girl of marriageable age.
12. Pappa’s Girl is about daughters of Industrialists taking over fathers’ businesses.
13. Mythology romances intrigue me; Love Match For Velan is my take on Lord Murugan falling in love with his consort Valli.

REVIEW:

Matches Made In Heaven by Sundari Venkatraman
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

'Matches made in heaven' is one book that will make, even the hardest naysayers, start believing in love. Words after words, characters after characters, plots after plots, and stories after stories; all sewn together, so efficiently, that it takes you right up there, to a world full of love, love and more love.

As a writer and an author myself, I couldn't help feeling jealous of Sundari Venkatraman's ability of weaving magic with her words. As a reader, I LOVED IT.

Congratulations, Ms Venkatraman!

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Comments

  1. Ashwini Gopalkrishnan 21 January 2015 at 17:32

    Mr Ghost .I like your brief review on the book. Fab review :-) Thanks
    Will surely read it

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  2. Sundari Venkatraman29 January 2015 at 22:56

    Thank you Deep for that lovely review. Just came across your link :)

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  3. Indywrites12 February 2015 at 01:08

    Deep, a man of few yet such well chosen words, I think I need to start trimming my reviews! :D Could you add your twitter id to the twitter app. Easier to share.

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