In this one-of-a-kind retelling of Pride and Prejudice set in modern-day Pakistan, Alys Binat has sworn never to marry - until an encounter with one Mr. Darsee at a wedding makes her reconsider.
A scandal and vicious rumor concerning the Binat family
have destroyed their fortune and prospects for desirable marriages, but
Alys, the second and most practical of the five Binat daughters, has
found happiness teaching English literature to schoolgirls. Knowing that
many of her students won't make it to graduation before dropping out to
marry and have children, Alys teaches them about Jane Austen and her
other literary heroes and hopes to inspire the girls to dream of more.
When an invitation arrives to the biggest wedding their small town has
seen in years, Mrs. Binat, certain that their luck is about to change,
excitedly sets to work preparing her daughters to fish for rich,
eligible bachelors. On the first night of the festivities, Alys's lovely
older sister, Jena, catches the eye of Fahad "Bungles" Bingla, the
wildly successful - and single - entrepreneur. But Bungles's friend
Valentine Darsee is clearly unimpressed by the Binat family. Alys
accidentally overhears his unflattering assessment of her and quickly
dismisses him and his snobbish ways. As the days of lavish wedding
parties unfold, the Binats wait breathlessly to see if Jena will land a
proposal - and Alys begins to realize that Darsee's brusque manner may
be hiding a very different man from the one she saw at first glance.
Told with wry wit and colorful prose, Unmarriageable is a charming update on Jane Austen's beloved novel and an exhilarating exploration of love, marriage, class, and sisterhood.
