For Matrimonial Purposes

Unmarried at 24 - and with no prospects in sight - Anju is a great source of worry to her family. Despite the best efforts of relatives fortune-tellers and matchmakers to arrange a marriage she can''t seem to find a husband - or at least one she''s willing to marry. Quickly becoming a spinster by her culture''s standards she is eager to escape the community that views her as a failure. After pleading with her parents for permission she boards a plane bound for the United States and a dream of a career. And while husband-hunting isn''t any easier in New York City at least she''s got company. In this sparkling debut an unconventional heroine defies tradition by making a marriage between the strict customs of India and the wild freedoms of America to find her own happy ending. Hilarious and heart-warming For Matrimonial Purposes proves that while the search for love takes many forms the heartbreak and exhilaration are universal.