{"id":749,"date":"2009-02-24T08:05:02","date_gmt":"2009-02-24T12:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookdragon.si.edu\/?p=749"},"modified":"2015-08-17T10:00:01","modified_gmt":"2015-08-17T14:00:01","slug":"almost-single-by-advaita-kala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/almost-single-by-advaita-kala\/","title":{"rendered":"Almost Single by Advaita Kala [in Bloomsbury Review]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2009\/02\/Almost-Single.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-29845\" src=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2009\/02\/Almost-Single.jpg\" alt=\"Almost Single\" width=\"315\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a>Much to her mother&#8217;s chagrin, Aisha has almost reached the big 3-0 and (gasp!) and is still single \u2013 but she&#8217;s smart, independent, and definitely fun-loving. Working as the guest relations manager of a swanky Delhi hotel, she knows all about fast-paced city life. One best friend is on the brink of divorce, her other serially dates the wrong men, and their favorite gay couple friends may or may not be together anymore. Who has time for romance with so much drama around? \u00a0That is \u2013 wait for it: this is escapist fun chick lit after all! \u2013 Mr. Right presents himself &#8230; in the buff, no less, unintentional as that was!<\/p>\n<p>The nomadic\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.advaitakala.com\/ak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Advaita Kala<\/a>\u00a0(she&#8217;s called six cities home in the last five years!) makes her Stateside debut with quite the Hinglish romp.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Review<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/bookdragonreviews.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/06\/tbr-2009-05-06-apa-new-and-notable.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">&#8220;In Celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: New &amp; Notable Books,&#8221; <em>The Bloomsbury Review<\/em>, May\/June 2009<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers<\/strong>: Adult<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published<\/strong>: 2009 (United States)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Much to her mother&#8217;s chagrin, Aisha has almost reached the big 3-0 and (gasp!) and is still single \u2013 but she&#8217;s smart, independent, and definitely fun-loving. 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