Monica Ali - Böcker

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TWO CULTURES. TWO FAMILIES. TWO PEOPLE. THE NEW INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF BRICK LANE _____________________________________ 'Rich, sensitive and gloriously entertaining' Tash Aw, Times Literary Supp...

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Monica Ali har utnämnts i Granta till en av Storbritanniens främsta författare 2003! "Monica Ali är en fantastisk berättare, och Brick Lane är fint utmejslad, djupt engagerande, skarp och ömsint." Meera Syal"En mycket speciell roman. Jag älskade d...

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***As dramatised on BBC Radio Four*** SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE THE SUNDAY TIMES and NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A RICHARD AND JUDY PICK 'Written with a wisdom and skill that few authors attain in a lifetime' SUNDAY TIMES Still in her tee...

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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 HamletsNazneen?s inauspicious entry to the ...

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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERA BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICKAS HEARD ON RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME, READ BY MEERA SYAL A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE TIMES, DAILY MAIL, RED MAGAZINE, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING'Absolutely terrific' JENNY COLGAN'An utt...

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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK AS HEARD ON RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME, READ BY MEERA SYAL A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE TIMES, DAILY MAIL, RED MAGAZINE, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'Absolutely terrific' JENNY COLGAN 'An...

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';A Bangladeshi immigrant in London is torn between the kind, tedious older husband with whom she has an arranged marriage (and children) and the fiery political activist she lusts after' (Curtis Sittenfeld, author of Sisterland) in this Booker Pr...

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'Juicy, shocking, witty, and almost continually brilliant' COSMOPOLITAN'A brilliant novel: honest, engaging and sharp as a tack' SARAH WATERS'Lively, vivid and exceedingly entertaining' SUNDAY TIMES Not one of them, if she could help it, was going...

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***As dramatised on BBC Radio Four***SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZETHE SUNDAY TIMES and NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA RICHARD AND JUDY PICK'Written with a wisdom and skill that few authors attain in a lifetime' SUNDAY TIMESStill in her teenage ...

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Alentejo Blue is the story of the Portuguese village of Mamarrosa told through the lives of those who live there and those who are passing through - men and women, children and old people, locals, tourists and expatriates.For some, such as Teresa,...

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WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY MONICA ALIThe love affair between Maurice Bendrix and Sarah, flourishing in the turbulent times of the London Blitz, ends when she suddenly and without explanation breaks it off. After a chance meeting rekindles his love an...

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At the once-splendid Imperial Hotel, chef Gabriel Lightfoot is trying to run a tight kitchen. But his integrity and his sanity are under constant challenge from an exuberantly multinational staff, a gimlet-eyed hotel management, and business partn...

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Alentejo Blue is the story of a village community in Portugal, told through the lives of men and women whose families have lived there for generations and some who are passing through. For Teresa, a beautiful girl not yet twenty, Mamarrosa is a pl...

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The New York Times bestseller from one of the most versatile and bold writers of our time';an astonishing, tightly structured, and lyrically told' novel (People) inspired by Princess Diana.What if Princess Diana hadn't died? Diana's life and marri...

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What if Princess Diana hadn't died?Diana's life and marriage were fairy tale and nightmare. Adored by millions, in her personal life she suffered heartbreak and betrayal. Within a life of privilege, she frequently felt trapped and alone. Constrain...

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The New York Times bestseller from one of the most versatile and bold writers of our time';an astonishing, tightly structured, and lyrically told' novel (People) inspired by Princess Diana.What if Princess Diana hadn't died? Diana's life and marri...

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She was the most famous woman in the world. She died tragically, too young, in a terrible accident. The world mourned. Monica Ali, the beloved author of Brick Lane, explores the extraordinary question:what if she hadnt died? Lydia lives in a nonde...

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A stunning BBC radio adaptation of Monica Ali''s bestselling, Booker-shortlisted novel 1985. Uprooted from her home in Bangladesh, 18-year-old Nazneen is sent to London for an arranged marriage with a much older man. Her new life is strange and be...

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Sehnsüchte, Trÿume und Wendepunkte im malerischen PortugalAlentejo Blue entführt den Leser in das kleine, idyllische Dorf Mamarrosa in Portugal. Für manche ist es die letzte Zuflucht, für andere ein Ort der Langeweile. Die junge, schöne Tere...

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Die neunzehnjahrige Nazneen, die in armsten Verhaltnissen in Bangladesch aufwuchs, wird von ihrem Vater verheiratet und nach England geschickt. Statt ihre neue Rolle als Hausfrau zu akzeptieren, beschreitet sie dort den Weg ihrer Emanzipation. Ein...

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Yasmin Ghorami ist sich sicher: Mit Joe Sangster hat sie den Mann furs Leben gefunden. Doch als der Hochzeitstermin naherruckt und Yasmins Eltern auf die unkonventionelle, feministische Mutter von Joe treffen, wirbeln ungeahnte Geheimnisse Yasmins...

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