Sara Desai is an Irish-Indian author, who is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. She is known for her fictional rom-coms and mystery books.
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Wiki/Biography
Sara Desai grew up in a small town in Northern Ontario, Canada. Before turning a full-time author, she did various jobs- as a lawyer, a radio DJ, a marathon runner, a historian, a bouncer, and a librarian. Presently, she resides in Vancouver Island with her husband and kids. She wrote her first story when she was in grade 3 for a public library competition that was held annually in her childhood town in North Ontario.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 7″
Weight (approx.): 65 kg
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Family
Parents & Siblings
There is not much information about her parents and siblings.
Husband & Children
Sara Desai is married and has 3 kids.
Signature/Autograph
Career
Sara Desai’s genre is romantic comedies and cosy mysteries. She uses a multicultural twist (from the Indian and Irish cultures) in her stories. The themes that she covers behind love and humour are heavier topics involving the differences and familial pressures that result from lovers coming from cross cultures. Her famous rom-com book releases are:
- The Singles Table (2021)
Her books- The Marriage Game, The Single Table, and The Dating Plan were released as a single series.
Achievements
- The Marriage Game was listed on Publishers Weekly’s Best Summer Romance Reads of 2020. It was also selected as one of Buzzfeed’s best romance books of 2020.
- The Marriage Game was mentioned as 39th out of 42 on Oprah Magazine’s Best Romance of 2020 list.
- The Dating Plan was one of Oprah Magazine’s Most Anticipated Romances of 2021.
- Her books have also appeared in various other prestigious newspapers and magazines, like Entertainment Weekly, Bookbub, Teen Vogue, People, Marie Claire, Pop Sugar, Bustle, Booklist, Hello Giggles, Kirkus, Library Journal, Frolic, USA Today, Woman’s World, and Hello! Canada.
Bike Collection
Sara Desai has two bikes, a Ducati Xdiavel that is featured in her book The Dating Plan, and a Harley-Davidson V-Rod Muscle.
Favourites
- Food: Nachos
- Bookstore: Munro’s Books in Victoria, Canada
- Books: Princess and the Goblin, The Dark Lover, Angel’s Blood by Nalini Singh
Facts/Trivia
- Sara Desai is a coffee person.
- She has a huge collection of owls, which are gifted to her by her family and friends to mock her childhood incident of being attacked by an owl.
- Sara Desai loves flowers and often posts pictures on her social media handles.
- Sara Desai consumes alcohol occasionally. She has a post about having champagne at a party.
- She is also a nature lover and keeps updating pictures of nature on her social media.