{"product_id":"greetings-from-bury-park-the-inspiration-for-hit-film-blinded-by-the-light-9781526659057","title":"Greetings from Bury Park: the inspiration for hit","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow a major motion picture titled \u003ci\u003eBlinded by the Light\u003c\/i\u003e, directed by Gurinder Chadha, a charming memoir of growing up during the eighties as both a Pakistani Muslim and Bruce Springsteen fan\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003e'Every detail rings so true ... Manzoor's warm, humane\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, unsensational voice ... makes you want to extend the hand of friendship to him' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cb\u003e'A richly humane, smile-inducing \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ememoir' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e  Sarfraz Manzoor was two years old when his family emigrated from Pakistan to join his father in Bury Park, Luton. His teenage years were a constant battle to reconcile being both British and Muslim.  But when his best friend introduced him to Bruce Springsteen, his life changed for ever. In this affectionate and timely memoir, Manzoor retraces his journey from the frustrations of his childhood to his reaction to the tragedies of 9\/11 and 7\/7.  Original, darkly tender and wryly amusing, this is an inspiring tribute to the power of music to transcend race and religion and a moving account of a relationship between father and son.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvery detail rings so true\u003c\/b\u003e ... Manzoor's \u003cb\u003ewarm, humane\u003c\/b\u003e, unsensational voice ... makes you want to extend the hand of friendship to him * Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ebeautiful and absorbing love letter\u003c\/b\u003e to his family, his culture and \u003cb\u003ehis hero Bruce Springsteen\u003c\/b\u003e * Rob Brydon *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA small wonder\u003c\/b\u003e - like some melancholy refit of Hanif Kureishi's \u003ci\u003eThe Buddha of Suburbia\u003c\/i\u003e, where boredom replaces bohemia and \u003cb\u003ereal life is something only glimpsed in a Bruce Springsteen lyric\u003c\/b\u003e * Mojo *\u003cbr\u003eLike Blake Morrison's \u003ci\u003eAnd When Did You Last See Your Father? \u003c\/i\u003e... it's about trying to make sense of the rubble left behind by a father's death... A\u003cb\u003e richly humane, smile-inducing \u003c\/b\u003ememoir * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eWhile the book is many things - the impact of multi-culturalism, a coming-of-age story and a\u003cb\u003e Nick Hornby-style\u003c\/b\u003e documentation of musical obsession - \u003cb\u003eit is Manzoor's relationship with his father that lies at its heart\u003c\/b\u003e * Independent *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeautiful and moving\u003c\/b\u003e ... A book to make you believe that we are all more alike than we know -- Tony Parsons","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409845756247,"sku":"9781526659057","price":8.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781526659057.jpg?v=1730508221","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/greetings-from-bury-park-the-inspiration-for-hit-film-blinded-by-the-light-9781526659057","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}