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An epic yet intimate novel set in the Asian community in London’s East End, full of warm humour and strikingly imagined by Monica Ali.
Still a teenager, Nazneen finds herself in an arranged marriage with a disappointed man twenty years her senior. Away from the mud, heat and beauty of her Bangladeshi village, home is now a cramped flat in a high-rise block. Brick Lane explores the role of fate in our lives - those who accept it, those who defy it - by tracing the extraordinary transformation of a cautious and shy Asian girl to a bold and dignified woman.
Monica Ali
About the Author
Monica Ali was born Bangladesh, and grew up in England. Her first novel, Brick Lane, was shortlisted for the 2003 Booker Prize.