Arranged - Softcover

McKenzie, Catherine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062115391 ISBN 13: 9780062115393

Publisher: William Morrow & Company, 2012

Synopsis

"Catherine McKenzie's Arranged is a rare book: smart, funny, honest, and absorbing."
--Therese Walsh, author of The Last Will of Moira Leahy

"A satisfying and entertaining romantic tale that puts a contemporary twist on old-fashioned ideas about marriage. I inhaled it in an afternoon, rooting for its heroine to find the love she longs for."
--Leah Stewart, author of Husband and Wife

In Arranged, author Catherine McKenzie (Spin) looks at love and marriage from a whole new perspective--telling the story of a successful, popular, but somewhat romantically desperate young woman who agrees to let a highly secretive arranged marriage service help her marry a perfect stranger. An original tale of risky contemporary romance and unconventional matchmaking, Arranged is delightful fiction from a fresh and fun new voice.

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Review:

"A novel that explores what happens when what you think want collides with what you really need. Catherine McKenzie's Arranged is a rare book: smart, funny, honest, and absorbing."--Therese Walsh, author of The Last Will of Moira Leahy

"A satisfying and entertaining romantic tale that puts a contemporary twist on old-fashioned ideas about marriage. I inhaled it in an afternoon, rooting for its heroine to find the love she longs for."--Leah Stewart, author of The Myth of You and Me and Husband and Wife

"Catherine McKenzie brings a smart twist to marriage and relationships in her second novel, the story of unlucky-in-love Anne Blythe. Arranged is crafted with pathos and subtle humor, and through it McKenzie's heroine learns--the hard way--that the happiest endings are often the ones least expected."--Shawn Klomparens, author of Jessica Z and Two Years, No Rain

"Just when you think you've got Arranged figured out, time and again Catherine McKenzie delivers the flawless, unexpected twist that keeps you glued to the book."--Cathy Marie Buchanan, author of The Day the Falls Stood Still

"This zany novel gallops through the perils of one thirty-something redhead's desperate search for love and marriage, no necessarily in that order."--Elle Canada

"In her fast-paced and fun second novel, Catherine McKenzie...makes this far-fetched idea plausible and entertaining. With good dialogue, three-dimensional characters, and page-turning scenes, McKenzie expertly explores what makes a successful marraige work and the lengths to which some people will go to find true love."--Publishers Weekly

"Anyone who has ever looked for love in all the wrong places will love McKenzie's latest tale of romance found in the place one least expects it. A real page-turner, Arranged is a perfect beach read. McKenzie will have readers laughing and crying right along with her heroine."--RT Book Reviews

"Make a date with Catherine McKenzie's Arranged this summer. A smart and honest novel about a woman's desperate search for love and marriage, it will hit home for many."--SheKnows.com "Must Read" on ARRANGED

This zany novel gallops through the perils of one thirty-something redhead s desperate search for love and marriage, no necessarily in that order. --Elle Canada"

A novel that explores what happens when what you think want collides with what you really need. Catherine McKenzie s Arranged is a rare book: smart, funny, honest, and absorbing. --Therese Walsh, author of The Last Will of Moira Leahy"

From the Back Cover:

Anne Blythe has a great life: a good job, close friends, and a potential book deal for her first novel. When it comes to finding someone to share her life with, however, she just can't seem to get it right. When her latest relationship implodes, and her best friend announces she's engaged, Anne impulsively calls what she thinks is a dating service--only to discover that it's actually an exclusive, and pricey, arranged marriage service. Anne initially rejects the idea, but the more she learns about the service, the more she thinks: Why not? After all, arranged marriages are the norm for millions of women around the world; maybe it could work for her.

A few months later, Anne is traveling to a Mexican resort, where, over the course of a weekend, she meets and then marries Jack. And initially, everything seems to be working out. . . .

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0062115391
• ISBN 13: 9780062115393
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416