Brick Lane

By the bestselling author of LOVE MARRIAGE

Monica Ali

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English

Doubleday
01 May 2004

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

By the author of LOVE MARRIAGE, the literary debut of a modern classic by the huge storytelling talent shortlisted for the Booker Prize
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE THE SUNDAY TIMES and NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A RICHARD AND JUDY PICK

'Written with a wisdom and skill that few authors attain in a lifetime' SUNDAY TIMES

Still 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'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 NOVELIST SHORTLISTED FOR THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARD

'A brilliant evocation of sensuality' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'A novel that will last' GUARDIAN 'Highly evolved and accomplished' OBSERVER

Reader's love for BRICK LANE- 'Memorable and gripping'
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By: Monica Ali
Imprint: Doubleday
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 354g
ISBN: 9780552771153
ISBN 10: 0552771155
Pages: 496
Publication Date: 01 May 2004
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Monica Ali was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and grew up in England. She lives in London with her husband and two small children. She is a Granta Best of Young British Novelist 2003.

Reviews for Brick Lane: By the bestselling author of LOVE MARRIAGE

'Ali has an impressive command of her story, but her real gift is in the richness of the lives she has created, populating Nazneen's London with a very entertaining cast of comic characters' The Times 'I was totally gripped by Brick Lane. A brilliant evocation of sensuality which might occur anywhere' Daily Telegraph 'Written with a wisdom and skill that few authors attain in a lifetime' The Sunday Times 'Comedy and poignancy abound...Brick Lane is a wonderful debut' Sunday Telegraph 'Brick Lane has everything: richly complex characters, a gripping story and it's funny too' Observer