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- Brick Lane
- SKU
- JC4658
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- Publisher
- San Val
- Publication date
- January 1, 2004
- Language
- English
- ISBN-10
- 1417663367
- ISBN-13
- 978-1417663361
- Item Weight
- 12.8 ounces
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Reissue with PB edition. This exciting and deeply moving debut novel follows the tumultuous life of Nazneen from her birth in a Bangladeshi village hut, to her arranged marriage to Chanu and the subsequent move to London's Tower Hamlets. Nazneen's inauspicious entry to the world, an apparent stillbirth on the hard mud floor of a Bangladeshi village hut, imbues in her a sense of fatalism that she carries across continents when she is married off to Chanu. Her life in London's Tower Hamlets is, on the surface, calm. For years, keeping house and rearing children, she does what is expected of her. Yet Nazneen walks a tightrope stretched between her daughters' embarrassment and her husband's resentments. Chanu calls his elder daughter the little memsahib. 'I didn't ask to be born here,' say Shahana, with regular finality. Into that fragile peace Choose your platform/edition, then jump in—story, missions, and extras depend on the version. Rated 4.0 out of 5. Customers find the book fascinating, with engaging characters and brilliant writing that provides good insight into life in immigrant areas.
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Reissue with PB edition. This exciting and deeply moving debut novel follows the tumultuous life of Nazneen from her birth in a Bangladeshi village hut, to her arranged marriage to Chanu and the subsequent move to London's Tower Hamlets. Nazneen's inauspicious entry to the world, an apparent stillbirth on the hard mud floor of a Bangladeshi village hut, imbues in her a sense of fatalism that she carries across continents when she is married off to Chanu. Her life in London's Tower Hamlets is, on the surface, calm. For years, keeping house and rearing children, she does what is expected of her. Yet Nazneen walks a tightrope stretched between her daughters' embarrassment and her husband's resentments. Chanu calls his elder daughter the little memsahib. 'I didn't ask to be born here,' say Shahana, with regular finality. Into that fragile peace walks Karim. He sets questions before her, of longing and belonging; he sparks in her a turmoil that reflects the community's own; he opens her eyes and directs her gaze -- but what she sees, in the end, comes as a suprise to them both.While Nazneen journeys along her path of self-realization, a way haunted by her mother's ghost, her sister Hasina, back in Bangladesh, rushes headlong at her life, first making a 'love marriage', then fleeing her violent husband.
Key details: Publisher: San Val | Publication date: January 1, 2004 | Language: English | ISBN-10: 1417663367 | ISBN-13: 978-1417663361 | Item Weight: 12.8 ounces | Customer Reviews: 4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars (2,874)
Customer feedback: 4.0/5 average rating.
Customers say: Customers find the book fascinating, with engaging characters and brilliant writing that provides good insight into life in immigrant areas.
Review snippets: This Booker Prize-nominated novel provides engaging characters and thought-provoking insight into the Muslim immigrant world. The main character, Nazneen, is a young "unspoiled" Bangladeshi village girl who enters into an arranged marriage with a much older Bangladeshi who lives in / It was really interesting to read about a different culture and experiences that are so unfamiliar to me. We see the main character, Nazneen, journey from a Bangladeshi village to London at the age of 18, and watch her adapt