{"product_id":"brick-lane","title":"Brick Lane","description":"\u003cb\u003e***As dramatised on BBC Radio Four***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eTHE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA RICHARD AND JUDY PICK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Written with a wisdom and skill that few authors attain in a lifetime'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Still 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Confined 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eGRANTA\u003c\/i\u003e BEST OF BRITISH YOUNG NOVELIST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e FIRST BOOK AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A brilliant evocation of sensuality'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A novel that will last'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eHighly evolved and accomplished'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Reader's love for BRICK LANE-\u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eMemorable and gripping' *****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'The kind of book that changes your perception of the world' *****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'This has become a classic and i can see why'*****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'Funny, sharp and very touching' *****\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Brick Lane","offer_id":45519481045189,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-0-552-77115-3.jpg?v=1766380271","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/brick-lane","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}