Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee - by Meera Syal (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>An Indian "Waiting to Exhale", this hilarious and moving new novel by the award-winning author of "Anita and Me" is the indelible portrait of a group of Indian women living in London and what happens when one of them makes a documentary starring the other two.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b> Irreverent and moving, Meera Syal's <i>Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee </i>is an evocative story of friendship, marriage, betrayal, and the difficult choices women face. </b> <p/>Meera Syal has created an indelible portrait of a close-knit group of Indian women living in London. Caught between two cultures, three childhood friends--Chila, Sunita, and Tania--are expected to revert to being obedient mothers and wives. But their world explodes when Tania makes a documentary, starring Chila and Sunita, about contemporary urban Indian Life. The result is an unforgettable story of friendship from the award-winning author of <i>Anita and M</i>e.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Alternately hilarious and scathing, occasionally poignant, Syal's tale sheds much light on growing up in British Indian society . . . [Syal] manages to hold her reader's interest through her energetic prose and biting commentary about people and places." --<i>Bharti Kirchner, The Seattle Times</i> <p/>"A compassionate, resonate tale of culture clash, Indian identity, and friendship . . . Spot-on cinematic sensibility and laugh-out-loud dialogue." --<i>Publishers Weekly</i> <p/>"The great strength of her second novel is a rich, glorious prose that never ceased to delight me." --<i>Patrick Anderson, The Washington Post</i> <p/>"Syal deftly captures the growing pains of second-generation Indian woman . . . As they struggle to liberate themselves without disowning their culture--or each other--the women, by turns maddening and endearing, become vibrantly alive." --<i>Paula Chin, People</i> <p/>"Gossipy, funny, and thoroughly entertaining." --<i>Jennifer Reese, The New York Times Book Review</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Meera Syal</b>, a British-born Indian, is a writer and actress. Her first novel, <i>Anita and Me</i>, won a Betty Trask award and was short-listed for the <i>Guardian</i> Fiction Prize. She lives in London.</p>
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