
Bollywood Babes
Author: Narinder Dhami
Series: Bindi Babes Series
Narrator: Nina Wadia
Unabridged: 4 hr 57 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Listening Library
Published: 03/08/2005
Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Humor

Author: Narinder Dhami
Series: Bindi Babes Series
Narrator: Nina Wadia
Unabridged: 4 hr 57 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Listening Library
Published: 03/08/2005
Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Humor
NARINDER DHAMI was born in Wolverhampton, and is now living in Cambridge, England. After obtaining an English degree from Birmingham University, she began teaching in London in the early eighties. She worked as a primary school teacher for ten years, but for the last twelve years she has been a full-time writer. At first she wrote almost exclusively for children's magazines, and she has had almost two hundred short stories and articles published. But after a few years she concentrated on writing children's novels. Her previous books include Angel Face, Animal Crackers, Annie's Game, Changing Places, and the novelization of the hit movie Bend It Like Beckham.
The far-out comedy in Bollywood Babes had me giggling through to the end. Like a good Bollywood filmi, I longed for a happy ending... and got it. Though I hadn't read the first book in the series, I was able to figure out the family dynamic and enjoy the story. The writing was not gripping, but than......more
I had high hopes for this book because I'm fascinated by Bollywood and it sounded like a really fun premise. Unfortunately, the characters didn't seem very real, not much depth to anyone, and there wasn't anything much at stake. They skipped through time so quickly and I didn't get a sense of anythi......more