{"product_id":"brick-lane-by-monica-ali","title":"Brick Lane by Monica Ali","description":"\u003cp\u003e***As dramatised on BBC Radio Four***\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE\u003cbr\u003eTHE SUNDAY TIMES and NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003eA RICHARD AND JUDY PICK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e''Written with a wisdom and skill that few authors attain in a lifetime'' SUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA GRANTA BEST OF BRITISH YOUNG NOVELIST\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e''A brilliant evocation of sensuality'' DAILY TELEGRAPH\u003cbr\u003e''A novel that will last'' GUARDIAN\u003cbr\u003e''Highly evolved and accomplished'' OBSERVER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReader''s love for BRICK LANE:\u003cbr\u003e''Memorable and gripping'' *****\u003cbr\u003e''The kind of book that changes your perception of the world'' *****\u003cbr\u003e''This has become a classic and i can see why''*****\u003cbr\u003e''Funny, sharp and very touching'' *****\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43397584453706,"sku":"6396h","price":9.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/6396h.jpg?v=1773287347","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/brick-lane-by-monica-ali","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}