Those Pricey Thakur Girls (National Bestseller)

Anuja Chauhan

Jan 2013 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this eBook

Now in a fresh new look!

'If there's one word that describes [Anuja's] writing, it's chic.' THE TELEGRAPH

In a sprawling bungalow on New Delhi's posh Hailey Road, Justice Laxmi Narayan Thakur and his wife Mamta spend their days anxiously watching over their five beautiful (but troublesome) alphabetically named daughters.

Anjini, married but an incorrigible flirt; Binodini, very worried about her children's hissa in the family property; Chandrakanta, who eloped with a foreigner on the eve of her wedding; Eshwari, who is just a little too popular at Modern School, Barakhamba Road; and the Judge's favourite (though fathers shouldn't have favourites), the quietly fiery Debjani, champion of all the stray animals on Hailey Road, who reads the English news on DD and clashes constantly with crusading journalist Dylan Singh Shekhawat, he of shining professional credentials but tarnished personal reputation, crushingly dismissive of her 'state-sponsored propaganda', but always seeking her out with half-sarcastic, half-intrigued dark eyes.

Spot-on funny and toe-curlingly sexy, Those Pricey Thakur Girls is Anuja Chauhan writing at her sparkling best.

Ratings and reviews

Refreshing and funny. I happened to read 'The House that BJ Built' before this. That book kind of made me curious about the characters and I decided to pick this up. Now I want to read the House that BJ Built once again to get a better grip on the characters. The author is one of the best Indian authors and I am so proud that we have a woman author who is bold and funny. Kudos to her and her 'sudden shower in the middle of a summer afternoon' kinda writing. truly refreshing.

This book is a laughter-riot nd just an out-nd-out RomCom with a heart, soul and just refreshing honesty.If I could I would hug Anuja to death nd tell her that how much I loved this book.Debjani and Dylan's love story keeps me hooked....keeps me wishing. ...keeps me loving them more nd more.And so I read this book in straight 1 day.This book is just pure love.All characters warm nd amazing.It would br an understatement to say that I loved it.It left me spell bound nd an urge to read more of all of them.♥

If you ve grown up in the 80s you ll enjoy this book. Chauhan introduces indianisms with ease none of them sounding pretentious and completely in keeping with the narrative. While there is some unnecessary rambling and sometimes an outright attempt to introduce some comedy it still keeps you going. She raises the bar for Indian writers in English. This book is meant to be a Bollywood movie on the Great Indian Family !

About the author

Anuja Chauhan worked in advertising for over seventeen years and is credited with many popular campaigns, including PepsiCo's Nothing Official About It, Yeh Dil Maange More, Mera Number Kab Aayega, Oye Bubbly and Darr ke Aage Jeet Hai. She is the author of six bestselling novels (The Zoya Factor, Battle for Bittora, Those Pricey Thakur Girls, The House that BJ Built, Baaz and Club You to Death), the screen rights for all of which have been acquired by major Bombay studios. She lives outside Bangalore in an empty nest with her husband, Niret Alva, with whom she shares three valiantly adulting children and a varying number of dogs and cats.