Ep. 57: Romance in the real world with author Sonali Dev

Aug 19

Aug 19 Ep. 57: Romance in the real world with author Sonali Dev

I had so much fun speaking with author Sonali Dev, creator of Bollywood-style love stories with a multicultural cast of characters you will definitely root for! I love her Bay Area based, Jane Austen inspired series based on the Raje family - the latest of which just released and is a great end of summer read!

Join me in hearing how this architect turned into a full-time author, how being too chatty got her everywhere in life and what’s next for her and the fabulous Rajes! Listen now on your favorite podcast app, Spotify or iTunes and please take a second to rate us wherever you’re listening so the voices of these inspiring women can be heard all over the world!

SHOWNOTES FOR EPISODE 57:

Connect with Sonali via her website and instagram
Sonali’s books on Bookshop.org and Amazon.com
Jane Austen - because it’s time for a re-read!

JANE AUSTEN SCREEN ADAPTATIONS WE DISCUSSED:

Pride & Prejudice (Colin Firth edition) and the Keira Knightley one
Persuasion (1995)
Ang Lee’s Sense & Sensibility with interesting commentary on how Emma Thompson’s screenplay updated the men in the best possible way in The Atlantic

BOOKS and MORE:

Write my name across the sky by Barbara O’Neal
The Dating Plan by Sara Desai
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jaswal
A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry

Special thanks to Varun Dhabe and the team @ Boon Castle / Flying Carpet Productions for audio post-production engineering!

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