{"product_id":"love-marriage-9781982181482","title":"Love Marriage","description":"\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of 2022 So Far by \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Cultural clashes, political satire, Oedipal conflicts, elegant prose--they're all here in this romp of a book.\" \u003ci\u003e--Oprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A Phenomenal Book Club Pick and a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Group Text Selection, \u003ci\u003eLove Marriage \u003c\/i\u003eis a glorious moving novel from Booker Prize shortlisted Monica Ali, who has \"an inborn generosity that cannot be learned\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review)\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn present-day London, Yasmin Ghorami is 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA gloriously acute observer of class, sexual mores, and the mysteries of the human heart, Monica Ali has written a \"riveting\" (\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) social comedy and a moving, revelatory story of two cultures, two families, and two people trying to understand one another that's \"sure to please Ali's fans and win some new ones\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3060992\"\u003eMonica Ali\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982181482\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1982181486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC045000\"\u003eFamily Life | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC051000\"\u003eCultural Heritage\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMonica Ali was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and grew up in England. She was named one of the 20 best young British novelists under 40 by \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author of four previous novels, including \u003ci\u003eUntold Story \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBrick Lane\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and the Guardian Book Prize, nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and was named a winner of the 2003 Discover Award for Fiction and a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eEditors' Choice Book that same year. She lives in London with her husband and two children.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44477932142829,"sku":"9781982181482","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_527e487a-29b0-4f69-a36f-a01f4fa83bef.jpg?v=1700707174","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/love-marriage-9781982181482","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}