![]() Agent: Martha Webb, CookeMcDermid Literary. Readers looking for a holiday escape will enjoy the scene-setting, but may long for more substantive romance. Lalli enriches her tale with rich, vibrant descriptions of South Asian culture and a gentle exploration of the cultural differences between Indian Americans and India natives, but the pacing of the love story itself feels clunky, dulling the emotional impact. They must decide if what they have is worth preserving across the distance. But their romance can’t last forever-Niki will return to Seattle for Christmas in three weeks, while Sam will go home to London. ![]() Their mutual attraction is instantaneous and intense: Sam is “literally copied and pasted from wildest fantasy,” and Niki soon discovers there’s more to him than meets the eye as he opens up to her about his past. While attending the luminous wedding, she locks eyes with Sam Mukherji, the live band’s bassist. ![]() After uptight Niki Randhawa is laid off from her data analytics job, she does something uncharacteristically impulsive, taking off to Mumbai for both her best friend’s wedding and Diwali, the Festival of Lights. ![]() ![]() A whirlwind vacation affair deepens into an unforgettable connection in this unsteady holiday rom-com from Lalli ( Serena Singh Flips the Script). A Holly Jolly Diwali by Sonya Lalli - Reading Guide: 9780593100950 - : Books 'Lalli's prose is deft, her characters are delightful and her book is the just-right holiday romance.'-USA Today One type-A data analyst discovers. ![]()
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