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The inspiration for the Netflix original series Mismatched
A Time Best YA Book of All Time 2021

Everyone is talking about this New York Times bestselling romcom that Mindy Kaling called utterly charming Eleanor amp Park meets Bollywood in this hilarious and heartfelt novel about two IndianAmerican teens whose parents conspire to arrange their marriage

Dimple Shah has it all figured out With graduation behind her shes more than ready for a break from her family from Mammas inexplicable obsession with her finding the Ideal Indian Husband Ugh Dimple knows they must respect her principles on some level though If they truly believed she needed a husband right now they wouldnt have paid for her to attend a summer program for aspiring web developersright

Rishi Patel is a hopeless romantic So when his parents tell him that his future wife will be attending the same summer program as himwherein hell have to woo herhes totally on board Because as silly as it sounds to most people in his life Rishi wants to be arranged believes in the power of tradition stability and being a part of something much bigger than himself

The Shahs and Patels didnt mean to start turning the wheels on this suggested arrangement so early in their childrens lives but when they noticed them both gravitate toward the same summer program they figured Why not

Dimple and Rishi may think they have each other figured out But when opposites clash love works hard to prove itself in the most unexpected ways