Monica Ali Książki

"Yasmin Ghorami in twenty-six, in training to be a doctor (like her Indian-born father), and engaged to the charismatic, upper-class Joe Sangster, whose formidable mother, Harriet, is a famous feminist. The gulf between families is vast. So, too, is the gulf in sexual experience between Yasmin and Joe. As the wedding day draws near, misunderstandings, infidelities, and long-held secrets upend both Yasmin's relationship and that of her parents, a "love marriage," according to the family lore that Yasmin has believed all her life. A gloriously acute observer of class, sexual mores, and the mysteries of the human heart, Monica Ali has written a captivating social comedy and a profoundly moving, revelatory story of two cultures, two families, and two people trying to understand one another."--

Set in Tower Hamlets, this contemporary novel immerses readers in the life of an Asian immigrant girl, exploring themes of love, fate, and cultural conflict. Nazneen, a teenager, finds herself in an arranged marriage with a man twenty years her senior. Relocated from her Bangladeshi village to a cramped flat in London's East End, she struggles with the language barrier and relies heavily on her husband. However, her practical nature leads her to form a friendship with Razia, who helps her navigate her new environment. Nazneen maintains contact with her sister Hasina, who has defied tradition by pursuing a love marriage. Unfortunately, Hasina's relationship turns violent, forcing her into a degrading job in a garment factory. While Nazneen is confined by cultural expectations and family obligations, she sews for a living until the arrival of the radical Karim sparks a transformative love affair. This relationship compels Nazneen to reclaim control over her life amidst racial tensions. With a blend of humor and grace, the novel captures Nazneen's journey from a timid girl to a confident woman, examining the interplay of fate and personal agency. It is a resonant drama from a promising new literary voice destined for prominence.

Dopo l'esperienza africana di Weekenders, ancora una volta il Daily Telegraph ha riunito lrvine Welsh, Monica Ali, Michel Atherton, Bella Bathurst, Jenny Colgan, Simon Garfield, W. F. Deedes, Tony Hawks, Victoria Glendinning, Sam Millet e Colm Toibin per catapultarli a Calcutta: dal confort e dalla modernità delle loro occidentalissime città, Londra e Edimburgo, a un luogo dove il passato parla ancora e il futuro chiama più forte che mai. Da quell'esperienza sono nati i racconti compresi in questa antologia che, mescolando la fiction al reportage di viaggio, riflettono modi diversi di vedere una metropoli che è nel mondo simbolo di povertà e miseria e che i suoi abitanti chiamano la Città della Gioia.

Lydia, an Englishwoman abroad, chooses to escape her past. Although she builds a new life, forges friendships and makes a home, she cannot forget what she left behind: her children, her family and her heritage. But can she ever truly shake off her history...?

A new collection of short stories set in the Alentejo province of Portugal features a range of colorful characters, linked by a vivid sense of place and time, including Teresa, a beautiful young girl from the village engaged to a suitable man, who yearns to see the world, and Vasco, a caf‚ owner who is losing business to the new Internet caf‚ down the road. By the author of Brick Lane. 75,000 first printing.

'Who ends up in the kitchen, Gabe?''Misfits,' he said, 'psychos, exiles, culinary artists, and people who just need a job.'In The Kitchen is Monica Ali's stunning follow up to Brick Lane. It opens with a mysterious d