Mr. Perfect on Paper by Jean Meltzer, Read by Dara Rosenberg
A Matchmaker Meets Her Match
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Narrator Dara Rosenberg gives a magnificent performance of this hilarious and heartwarming rom-com, Mr. Perfect on Paper. Host Jo Reed and and AudioFile’s Emily Connelly talk about Jean Meltzer’s romance set during the whirlwind months from the High Holidays all the way to Hanukkah. Dara Rabinowitz, a 30-something developer of a Jewish matchmaking app, appears on a television show hosted by her favorite anchor, Christopher Steadfast. Dara’s matchmaking grandmother, Bubbe Miriam, joins the show and shares Dara’s tongue-in-cheek list of qualities in her perfect Jewish husband-to-be. Dara reluctantly agrees to be filmed on a series of dates, each more disastrous than the next, while she struggles with anxiety — and her growing feelings for Chris. Rosenberg expresses the wit, charm, and sensibility of every character beautifully.
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