Perhaps from a very different culture or heritage, but they can relate. Another factor is a lot of people have an immigrant story somewhere in their background. 'This has become a classic and i can see why'*****įrom the author: “What was most interesting about the response to Brick Lane? I think people’s surprise that someone they might pass in the street-a brown woman in a sari who doesn’t speak English, who they might not grant full humanity-could be a real person too! In very crude terms, there was an element of that. 'The kind of book that changes your perception of the world' ***** ' Highly evolved and accomplished' OBSERVER 'A brilliant evocation of sensuality' DAILY TELEGRAPH SHORTLISTED FOR THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARD On a background of racial conflict and tension, they embark on a love affair that forces Nazneen finally to take control of her fate. Nazneen knows not a word of English, and is forced to depend on her husband.Ĭonfined 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. Away from her Bangladeshi village, home is now a cramped flat in a high-rise block in London's East End. Still in her teenage years, Nazneen finds herself in an arranged marriage with a disappointed older man. 'Written with a wisdom and skill that few authors attain in a lifetime' SUNDAY TIMES THE SUNDAY TIMES and NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |