{"id":7660,"date":"1997-03-02T10:30:59","date_gmt":"1997-03-02T14:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookdragon.si.edu\/?p=7660"},"modified":"2015-08-17T10:34:38","modified_gmt":"2015-08-17T14:34:38","slug":"love-stars-and-all-that-by-kirin-narayan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/love-stars-and-all-that-by-kirin-narayan\/","title":{"rendered":"Love, Stars, and All That by Kirin Narayan [in What Do I Read Next? 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In Chaitra 2040 \u2013\u00a0that is, March 1984 for the rest of us \u2013\u00a0Gita\u2019s beloved Aunty\u2019s numerologist has deemed that Gita will find\u00a0<em>him<\/em>. But details are slim and not until years later does Gita realize who her Prince Charming truly is.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Review<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/bookdragonreviews.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/09\/what-do-i-read-next.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">&#8220;Asian American Titles,&#8221; <em>What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature<\/em>, Gale Research, 1997<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers<\/strong>: Adult<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published<\/strong>: 1994<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6969\" title=\"Love, Stars and All That\" src=\"http:\/\/bookdragonreviews.wordpress.com\/files\/2009\/09\/love-stars-and-all-that.jpg\" alt=\"Love, Stars and All That\" width=\"100\" height=\"152\" \/>A delightful novel that follows immigrant graduate student Gita through her bumpy search for her ideal mate. In Chaitra 2040 \u2013 that is, March 1984 for the rest of us \u2013 Gita\u2019s beloved Aunty\u2019s numerologist has deemed that Gita will find <em>him<\/em>. But details are slim and not until years later does Gita realize who her Prince Charming truly is.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Review<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/bookdragonreviews.wordpress.com\/files\/2009\/09\/what-do-i-read-next.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Asian American Titles,&#8221; <em>What Do I Read Next? 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