**"The perfect Summer readβsmart, funny, escapist, and bursting with charm."β*PopSugar*** In the tradition of *Good in Bed* and *The Assistants* comes a funny and smart comedy about a young matchmaker balancing her messy personal life and the demands of her eccentric clients. Sasha Goldberg
Playing With Matches
β Scribed by Rosen, Suri
- Book ID
- 108444472
- Publisher
- ECW Press
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- en-CA
- Weight
- 256 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781770411821
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β¦ Synopsis
A comic tale of what can go wrong when you try to make things right. When 16-year-old Raina Resnick is expelled from her Manhattan private school, she's sent to live with her strict aunt -- but Raina feels like she's persona non grata no matter where she goes. Her sister, Leah, blames her for her broken engagement, and she's a social pariah at her new school. In the tight-knit Jewish community, Raina finds she is good at one thing: matchmaking! As the anonymous "Match- Maven," Raina sets up hopeless singles desperate to find the One. A cross between Jane Austen's Emma, Dear Abby, and Yenta the matchmaker, Raina's double life soon has her barely staying awake in class. Can she find the perfect match for her sister and get back on her good side, or will her tanking grades mean a second expulsion?
In her debut novel, Suri Rosen creates a comic and heartwarming story of one girl trying to find happiness for others, and redemption for herself.
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