{"id":497,"date":"2023-03-01T22:59:05","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T22:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sayantanidasgupta.com\/writer\/?page_id=497"},"modified":"2023-03-28T20:38:52","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T20:38:52","slug":"rosewood-a-midsummer-meet-cute","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.sayantanidasgupta.com\/writer\/books\/rosewood-a-midsummer-meet-cute\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosewood: A Midsummer Meet Cute"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>On Sale Now &#8211; Order Today!<\/h3>\n<p align=\"center\"><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Rosewood-Midsummer-Meet-Sayantani-DasGupta\/dp\/1338797727\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon <\/a> <a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9781338797725\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indiebound<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-545\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sayantanidasgupta.com\/writer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/71qitUFfF6L-677x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"421\" height=\"637\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sayantanidasgupta.com\/writer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/71qitUFfF6L-677x1024.jpg 677w, http:\/\/www.sayantanidasgupta.com\/writer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/71qitUFfF6L-198x300.jpg 198w, http:\/\/www.sayantanidasgupta.com\/writer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/71qitUFfF6L-768x1162.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sayantanidasgupta.com\/writer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/71qitUFfF6L.jpg 793w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong><em>New York Times<\/em> bestselling Sayantani DasGupta brings her trademark wit and insight to this bright and funny Sense and Sensibility retelling!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Eila Das is used to following her head, rather than her heart. When she meets Rahul at Rosewood, a summer camp where campers are being scouted for the hit Bridgerton-like TV show, she experiences\u2026feelings. Between the drama of the show and the drama of the camp, Eila will have to keep her wits about her to make it through the summer. But when she has to choose between her head and her heart, what will she do?<\/p>\n<h4>Reviews<\/h4>\n<p>&#8220;The works of Jane Austen and William Shakespeare blend well in this contemporary love story starring two Bengali American teens.\u00a0Rollicking, romantic, and relevant fun&#8221;<br \/>\n\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/book-reviews\/sayantani-dasgupta\/rosewood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kirkus Review<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You won&#8217;t want to miss this dazzling, witty <em>Sense and Sensibility\u00a0<\/em>retelling! Eila Das always tends to follow her head rather than her heart. But when she meets Rahul at Rosewood, a summer camp where campers are being scouted for the hit TV show (think:\u00a0<em>Bridgerton\u00a0<\/em>vibes), everything begins to change. Between the drama of the show *and* the drama of the camp, Eila is in for an exciting summer. But when she&#8217;s forced to decide between her head and her heart, what will she choose?&#8221;<br \/>\n\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/www.girlslife.com\/books\/rad-reads\/41248\/the-2023-rom-coms-you-need-to-add-to-your-tbr-list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Girl&#8217;s Life Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;DasGupta\u2019s bright and funny mashup of Jane Austen\u2019s <em>Sense and Sensibility<\/em>\u00a0and several Shakespearean comedies has Elia Das and Rahul Lee match wits at a summer camp where they are being scouted for the second season of\u00a0<em>Rosewood<\/em>, a hit Regency-era romance-slash-detective-<wbr \/>series. Elia is a reluctant camper: She is a literary purist, an outspoken feminist, and a practical being, and the fake frippery gets on her last nerve. But her beloved little sister, Mallika, is a hopeless romantic and pop culture-fiend, so Elia plays along. Along the way, Elia falls for Rahul, fellow Shakespeare-o-phile, but when she discovers that Rahul has not been entirely truthful about his past and position, she has to decide whether to follow her head or her heart. &#8221;<br \/>\n\u2013<a href=\"https:\/\/www.teenvogue.com\/story\/best-books-by-south-asian-authors-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teen Vogue<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sale Now &#8211; Order Today! Amazon Indiebound New York Times bestselling Sayantani DasGupta brings her trademark wit and insight to this bright and funny Sense and Sensibility retelling! Eila Das is used to following her head, rather than her heart. 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