Brick Lane (Paperback, 1st Scribner ed)

"A book you won't be able to put down. A Bangladeshi immigrant in London is torn between the kind, tedious older husband with whom she has an arranged marriage (and children) and the fiery political activist she lusts after. A novel that's multi-continental, richly detailed and elegantly crafted." -Curtis Sittenfeld, author of "Sisterland
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After an arranged marriage to Chanu, a man twenty years older, Nazneen is taken to London, leaving her home and heart in the Bangladeshi village where she was born. Her new world is full of mysteries. How can she cross the road without being hit by a car (an operation akin to dodging raindrops in the monsoon)? What is the secret of her bullying neighbor Mrs. Islam? What is a Hell's Angel? And how must she comfort the naive and disillusioned Chanu? ?
As a good Muslim girl, Nazneen struggles to not question why things happen. She submits, as she must, to Fate and devotes herself to her husband and daughters. Yet to her amazement, she begins an affair with a handsome young radical, and her erotic awakening throws her old certainties into chaos.
Monica Ali's splendid novel is about journeys both external and internal, where the marvellous and the terrifying spiral together.

General

Imprint:	Scribner Book Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2004
First published:	June 2004
Authors:	Monica Ali
Dimensions:	210 x 135 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	432
Edition:	1st Scribner ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7432-4331-5
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-7432-4331-5
Barcode:	9780743243315

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