Sari, Not Sari

Written by Sonya Singh

Narrated by Avita Jay

This delightful debut rom-com follows the adventures of a woman trying to connect with her South Asian roots and introduces readers to a memorable cast of characters in a veritable feast of food, family traditions, and fun.

Manny Dogra is the beautiful young CEO of Breakup, a highly successful company that helps people manage their relationship breakups. As preoccupied as she is with her business, she’s also planning her wedding to handsome architect Adam Jamieson while dealing with the loss of her beloved parents.

For reasons Manny has never understood, her mother and father, who were both born in India, always wanted her to become an “All-American” girl. So that’s what she did. She knows next to nothing about her South Asian heritage, and that’s never been a problem—until her parents are no longer around, and an image of Manny that’s been Photoshopped to make her skin look more white appears on a major magazine cover. Suddenly, the woman who built an empire encouraging people to be true to themselves is having her own identity crisis.

But when an irritating client named Sammy Patel approaches Manny with an odd breakup request, the perfect solution presents itself: If they both agree to certain terms, he’ll give her a crash course in being “Indian” at his brother’s wedding.

What follows is days of dancing and dal, masala and mehndi as Manny meets the lovable, if endlessly interfering, aunties and uncles of the Patel family, and, along the way, discovers much more than she could ever have anticipated.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Release date: Apr 5, 2022
• ISBN: 9781668008928

Sonya Singh

Sonya Singh is a former entertainment reporter turned PR professional who has followed her dream of telling stories in front of the camera and now behind the scenes. Her debut novel, The Break-up Expert, is an ode to her own personal dating experiences, during which she honed the art of writing the perfect break-up email/text. Sonya lives in Toronto, Canada. You can follow her at sonyasinghbooks.com and on Twitter @sonyaksingh and Instagram @sonyasinghwrites.  

Reviews for Sari, Not Sari

[Addna36 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Pretty good pacing and storyline. Til the end when everything was just rushed and closed tight in a nice little bow. Good imagery and descriptions

[Ruthi · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Loved this!This can be a great movie!! Please make one!

[Sarah Rosangela · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

The characters were charming, if one dimensional. The main problem I had was that the book spent half of its time detailing the main characters job, leaving no time to build believable connection with Sammy. The dialogue felt cliche and forced and the ending felt rushed. I was waiting for Manny to break up with her boyfriend and get with Sammy and realized there were only seven minutes left in the entire audiobook!