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Issue Details: First known date: 2023... 2023 The Matchmaker
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'Matchmaking is easy. Falling in love on the other hand.. Saima knows that she's a great matchmaker. She has the weekly wedding invitations to prove it. So why has her community started turning against her? The desi community in Sydney has eyes, ears and mouths everywhere & Saima's feeling firsthand the impact gossip can have. Too modern, too focused on compatibility instead of class and everything else that's meant to matter. She's about to pack it all up and move back in with her Ammy when an eligible bachelor's wealthy parents show up at her door. They're offering the biggest payday she's had in years, but there's a catch, she has to convince their son to accept her services without letting on that it's his parents pulling the strings. Kal is handsome, successful and starting to worry about his path in life. What does it mean to be a third culture kid? When a woman falls into his life challenging everything he thought he knew about heritage, life and love, it might be the answer he's been searching for. But Saima wrote off love a long time ago has she hardened her heart too much to see what's right in front of her? Can a matchmaker recognise a perfect match?' 

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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 2023 .
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      Extent: 320p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 31st January 2023
      ISBN: 9781761044694
    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 2024 .
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      Extent: 320p.
      Note/s:
      • Published January 2024
      ISBN: 9781761345494

Other Formats

  • Braille.
  • Dyslexic edition.
  • Large print.
  • Sound recording.

Works about this Work

Saman Shad The Matchmaker Vyshnavee Wijekumar , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 11-17 February 2023;

— Review of The Matchmaker Saman Shad , 2023 single work novel

'While The Matchmaker’s title suggests the lead character is a stately woman in her 50s from Mumbai, Saman Shad’s debut novel gives us quite a different picture. Saima is in her 30s and runs a modern matchmaking service for the Pakistani community in Sydney that offers a six-month courtship period to ensure the couple’s compatibility. Her contemporary approach doesn’t appeal to the whole community, which has led to a decline in business and financial precarity. However, her fortunes turn when she meets Khalid.' (Introduction)   

Saman Shad The Matchmaker Vyshnavee Wijekumar , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 11-17 February 2023;

— Review of The Matchmaker Saman Shad , 2023 single work novel

'While The Matchmaker’s title suggests the lead character is a stately woman in her 50s from Mumbai, Saman Shad’s debut novel gives us quite a different picture. Saima is in her 30s and runs a modern matchmaking service for the Pakistani community in Sydney that offers a six-month courtship period to ensure the couple’s compatibility. Her contemporary approach doesn’t appeal to the whole community, which has led to a decline in business and financial precarity. However, her fortunes turn when she meets Khalid.' (Introduction)   

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