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Masala Mayhem
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781919379937
Publisher: Abbas Sadak
Published: Jan 14 2026
Pages: 228
Weight: 0.51
Height: 0.48 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
One missing pickle recipe. One very dramatic family.
One parrot who really needs to stop talking.
Jaya returns to Lucknow expecting a wedding. What she gets is... everything else.
Within hours she's swept into a whirl of aunties plotting matchmaking missions, uncles arguing about samosa quality control, cousins whisper-fighting in hallways, and a best friend (Fiona) who is vlogging the entire disaster with the confidence of someone who thinks she understands Urdu.
But the real trouble begins when the family's legendary mango pickle recipe - the pride, joy, and emotional backbone of three generations - vanishes. And everyone becomes a suspect.
Even the bird.
Especially the bird.
As the wedding week unfolds in a haze of haldi mishaps, dance-practice diplomacy, wardrobe malfunctions, overheard confessions, and a few too many family meetings, Jaya discovers
a secret buried beneath the neem tree... and a truth her grandmother has carried alone for decades.
Now, between Fiona's accidental investigations, a charming journalist who keeps appearing at the worst moments, and Laddoo the Parrot shouting cryptic clues with terrible timing, Jaya must untangle a mystery that blends love, legacy, and the kind of family chaos she thought she'd escaped forever.
Hilarious, heartfelt, and bursting with colour, Masala Mayhem is a celebration of noisy families, quiet secrets, old wounds, warm food, and the beautiful madness of coming home.
Get ready for laughter, nostalgia, romance, revelations - and a parrot who refuses to apologise for any of it.
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