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There are several parallels between the author, bali rai, and the protagonist of unarranged marriage, manny. We should all believe that only arranged marriage is in this world. They break up the wedding party in order to allow manny to escape the marriage and be free from his parents, but he loses his family in the process. Any teenager under pressure from his or her parents to conform. Bali rai s first novel for young adults, unarranged marriage, created a huge amount of interest and won many awards, including the angus book award and the leicester book of the year. His particular successful title rani and sukh became a settext for gcse english. Dec 22, 2019 download or read online the wedding nicholas sparks free ebook pdf, include.
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