{"product_id":"brick-lane-p-b-w3","title":"Monica Ali: Brick Lane: Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize [2004] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eLOVE MARRIAGE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA RICHARD AND JUDY PICK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Written with a wisdom and skill that few authors attain in a lifetime'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStill 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.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConfined 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGRANTA\u003c\/i\u003e BEST OF BRITISH YOUNG NOVELIST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e FIRST BOOK AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A brilliant evocation of sensuality'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e DAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A novel that will last' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eHighly evolved and accomplished' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReader's love for BRICK LANE:\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eMemorable and gripping' *****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The kind of book that changes your perception of the world' *****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This has become a classic and i can see why'*****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Funny, sharp and very touching' *****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ali, Monica","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44301082427682,"sku":"9780552771153","price":10.8,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":46962180161875,"sku":"XG80552771153","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":47786213343571,"sku":"XV80552771153","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/ali-monica-monica-ali-brick-lane-shortlisted-for-the-man-booker-prize-2004-paperback-59049752625491.jpg?v=1728664881","url":"https:\/\/keatsandchapman.info\/products\/brick-lane-p-b-w3","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}