Brick Lane: By the bestselling author of LOVE MARRIAGE

By Monica Ali

***As dramatised on BBC Radio Four***SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZETHE SUNDAY TIMES and NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA RICHARD AND JUDY PICK&#39;Written with a wisdom and skill that few authors attain in a lifetime&#39; SUNDAY TIMESStill in her teenage years, Nazneen finds herself in an arranged marriage with a disappointed older man. Away from her Bangladeshi village, home is now a cramped flat in a high-rise block in London&#39;s East End. Nazneen knows not a word of English, and is forced to depend on her husband.Confined in her tiny flat, Nazneen sews furiously for a living, shut away with her buttons and linings - until the radical Karim steps unexpectedly into her life. On a background of racial conflict and tension, they embark on a love affair that forces Nazneen finally to take control of her fate.A GRANTA BEST OF BRITISH YOUNG NOVELISTSHORTLISTED FOR THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARD&#39;A brilliant evocation of sensuality&#39; DAILY TELEGRAPH&#39;A novel that will last&#39; GUARDIAN&#39;Highly evolved and accomplished&#39; OBSERVERReader&#39;s love for BRICK LANE:&#39;Memorable and gripping&#39; *****&#39;The kind of book that changes your perception of the world&#39; *****&#39;This has become a classic and i can see why&#39;*****&#39;Funny, sharp and very touching&#39; *****

***As dramatised on BBC Radio Four***SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZETHE SUNDAY TIMES and NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA RICHARD AND JUDY PICK'Written with a wisdom and skill that few authors attain in a lifetime' SUNDAY TIMESStill in her teenage years, Nazneen finds herself in

By Monica Ali

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