{"product_id":"love-marriage-9780349015507","title":"Love Marriage","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE INSTANT \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAS HEARD ON RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME, READ BY MEERA SYAL \u003cbr\u003eA BOOK OF THE YEAR IN \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRED \u003c\/i\u003eMAGAZINE, \u003ci\u003eGOOD HOUSEKEEPING\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Absolutely terrific'' JENNY COLGAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''An utterly unputdownable exploration of modern love'' STYLIST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Gloriously readable, acute, funny and sympathetic'' DAILY MAIL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e------------------------------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTWO CULTURES. TWO FAMILIES. TWO PEOPLE.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYasmin Ghorami has a lot to be grateful for: a loving family, a fledgling career in medicine, and a charming, handsome fiancée, fellow doctor Joe Sangster. But as the wedding day draws closer and Yasmin''s parents get to know Joe''s firebrand feminist mother, both families must confront the unravelling of long-held secrets, lies and betrayals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Yasmin dismantles her own assumptions about the people she holds most dear, she''s also forced to ask herself what she really wants in a relationship and what a ''love marriage'' actually means.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A glorious tapestry of modern British family life'' \u003ci\u003eMETRO\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A joy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'' NAOISE DOLAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''I defy you to put this book down'' ADAM KAY\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A surefire hit'' \u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Wildly entertaining ... a bold and generous book'' \u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Big-hearted, wry and tender'' \u003ci\u003eHARPER''S BAZAAR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''As engrossing and enjoyable as Brick Lane'' \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Rich, sensitive and gloriously entertaining'' TASH AW, \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbsolutely terrific . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003egenuinely touching . . . \u003c\/b\u003eevery one of its many characters, no matter how small their part, is beautifully rounded out -- Jenny Colgan * Spectator *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGloriously readable, acute, funny and sympathetic\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCompelling, witty and warm-hearted\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Express *\u003cbr\u003eAli provides an acute examination of race, class and identity in British society . . . \u003cb\u003eA glorious tapestry of modern British family life\u003c\/b\u003e * Metro *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWise, warm and utterly compelling\u003c\/b\u003e * Red *\u003cbr\u003eWorth the decade it took to arrive . . . This is \u003cb\u003ea proper family saga, both deliciously old-fashioned and full of surprising reversals\u003c\/b\u003e -- Alex Preston * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eEvery bit as compelling as her debut \u003ci\u003eBrick Lane . . . \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eAli perfectly captures the delicate push-pull with families in this warm and intelligent family drama\u003c\/b\u003e * Good Housekeeping *\u003cbr\u003eA topically freighted tale of premarital tension \u003cb\u003etold with easy-reading propulsion\u003c\/b\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Love Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e has the air of \u003cb\u003ea surefire \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ehit\u003c\/b\u003e * Observer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLove Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e is \u003cb\u003eenormously satisfying\u003c\/b\u003e in its inventions and observations, and its exploration of cultural diversity in Britain. At once \u003cb\u003etouching and satirical . . . as engrossing and enjoyable as \u003ci\u003eBrick Lane \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e -- David Sexton * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eNuance is one of Ali's greatest skills; she can lay out a character's flaws, self-delusions and inconsistencies and then make you love them anyway * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eMonica Ali's \u003cb\u003erich, sensitive and gloriously entertaining \u003c\/b\u003enovel . . . brim[s] with \u003cb\u003eextremely funny\u003c\/b\u003e moments of excruciating social comedy . . . For all its precise comic timing and consummate plotting, the novel's real strength lies in its depiction of complex social encounters, leaving the reader to decide which side, if any, to take . . . \u003cb\u003e[A] love letter to the richness of London life\u003c\/b\u003e -- Tash Aw * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWildly entertaining\u003c\/b\u003e . . . \u003cb\u003eFilled with people who are\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003enot just likeable, but loveable\u003c\/b\u003e. This contract of sympathy, which flows between reader and characters, deepens and enriches the portrait of contemporary London that Ali creates with a \u003cb\u003econfident Dickensian sweep\u003c\/b\u003e -- Susie Boyt * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBig-hearted, wry and tender \u003c\/b\u003e. . . a state-of-the-nation novel in the very best sense . . . a\u003cb\u003e terrific story \u003c\/b\u003edelivered with a light touch: with dialogue that can turn a situation on a sixpence and \u003cb\u003eexquisite descriptions\u003c\/b\u003e . . .\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eThere are some \u003cb\u003eextremely moving moments, and splendid cinematic scenes of high comedy\u003c\/b\u003e * Harper’s Bazaar *\u003cbr\u003eThe beating heart of this novel is the author's uncompromising scrutiny of\u003cb\u003e the messy, heart-breaking, head-wrecking, brutal beauty of family dynamics \u003c\/b\u003e. . . Heroes and anti-heroes fuse to create \u003cb\u003emultidimensional characters who each evoke huge sympathy\u003c\/b\u003e * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere are riches here.\u003c\/b\u003e All the components of modern identity are laid out: race, class, gender, faith, sexuality . . . \u003cb\u003eengaging, entertaining and relevant\u003c\/b\u003e * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003ePoignant and precise . . . \u003cb\u003ea tribute to freedom and self-exploration, Ali's novel is, above all, a story about love \u003c\/b\u003e- the bonds that it brings, and the shackles * New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ewarm and welcoming book, styled in witty, graceful prose\u003c\/b\u003e . . . \u003cb\u003ea novel of immense brightness\u003c\/b\u003e * Big Issue *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCompulsive, tightly plotted \u003c\/b\u003e. . . \u003ci\u003eLove Marriage \u003c\/i\u003ereveals \u003cb\u003ea master storyteller\u003c\/b\u003e playing to her strengths:\u003cb\u003e a satirical eye that deftly navigates the fine line between humour and pathos; a wicked ear for dialogue; and a flair for conjuring illicit passion\u003c\/b\u003e * Prospect *\u003cbr\u003eThis is such \u003cb\u003ea gloriously vibrant and tender novel packed with wit, intelligence and wisdom\u003c\/b\u003e. It has everything - clashing cultures, family rifts, suppressed addictions, desire, passion. Her two junior doctor protagonists are superbly drawn - flawed, courageous, flailing, human. \u003cb\u003eJust brilliant\u003c\/b\u003e -- Rachel Clarke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI absolutely loved it\u003c\/b\u003e. It had me gripped and \u003cb\u003eI was so invested in her brilliant characters \u003c\/b\u003ewith their fallibilities and secrets! I empathised with every one of them and really felt I knew them all as individuals. I loved how she so cleverly interwove their experiences to create such \u003cb\u003ea fabulous story\u003c\/b\u003e. She writes human frailty so well, and her astute observations on family dynamics are superb. \u003cb\u003eExquisitely written with big heartedness, intelligence and passion. This will be a hit I have no doubt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- Ruth Jones, author of NEVER GREENER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFunny, warm, powerful \u003c\/b\u003e. . . \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLove Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e has a warm intelligence and a sharp observational power, making the characters and the world of the story feel very alive -- Diana Evans\u003cbr\u003eA novel with the richness, and the throng and press and hum of life itself, \u003ci\u003eLove Marriage \u003c\/i\u003eis \u003cb\u003ebold, compassionate, big-hearted, pitch-perfectly written, and utterly unputdownable\u003c\/b\u003e. Every single character lives and breathes on the page. Make time for all of them for they are going to take up residence in your mind and soul for a long, long time -- Neel Mukherjee, Booker Prize shortlisted author of THE LIVES OF OTHERS\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003etruly astonishing\u003c\/b\u003e piece of writing - \u003cb\u003eexquisite storytelling\u003c\/b\u003e, featuring the most human portrayal of doctors I've ever read. \u003cb\u003eI defy you to put this book down\u003c\/b\u003e -- Adam Kay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA joy\u003c\/b\u003e: drolly observant and expertly paced, with a voice that's \u003cb\u003eshrewd yet compassionate\u003c\/b\u003e. A masterclass in crafting characters who are all, in their own heads, the hero * Naoise Dolan *\u003cbr\u003eI have loved every one of Monica Ali's books and\u003ci\u003e Love Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e is her best. \u003cb\u003eA huge, bounteous story, it is lit from end to end with human variety and storytelling brilliance\u003c\/b\u003e. Ali writes like an angel who is not afraid of the devil. It will be a novel of the year and \u003cb\u003econfirms Monica Ali as a national treasure\u003c\/b\u003e -- Andrew O'Hagan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo one captures the modern family like Monica Ali \u003c\/b\u003e- \u003ci\u003eLove Marriage \u003c\/i\u003eis a masterful cacophony of characters, all drawn with deep empathy and sharp insight. The novel is \u003cb\u003efull of surprises and unexpected twists\u003c\/b\u003e, with \u003cb\u003ean ending that will take your breath away\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- Tahmima Anam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExuberant, entertaining\u003c\/b\u003e . . .\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eat the book's close is an impressive example of a revelation that makes sense of what has gone before rather than invalidating the reader's experience * Oldie *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI absolutely loved \u003ci\u003eLove Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003eIt's a story about love and family, about despair and forgiveness, about trauma and recovery, about expectation and responsibility, about friendship and community. Mostly, it's about having the courage to lose yourself, in order to find yourself again. \u003cb\u003eIt's big-hearted and tender and it's a novel that cares about its characters so deeply that you will too\u003c\/b\u003e -- Hannah Beckerman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI loved \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLove Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e, and looked forward to reading it every night. \u003cb\u003eFunny, compassionate, sexy, romantic, beautifully plotted and richly peopled\u003c\/b\u003e, it is both \u003cb\u003ehighly original \u003c\/b\u003eand working within a literary tradition of novels about love and marriage\u003cb\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003eAbove all it is about the way that individuals are a mystery to each other, and themselves, wounding and misunderstanding each other, yet also about how, with patience and kindness, we can change for the better\u003c\/p\u003e -- Amanda Craig\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough the construct of a marriage, Monica Ali imagines complex modern lives tip-toeing around and defying each other's sensitivities in a \u003cb\u003ewarm, affectionate and hilarious \u003c\/b\u003enovel. \u003ci\u003eLove Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e is every bit as compelling, as charming as \u003ci\u003eBrick Lane\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eA joyous novelist at the peak of her formidable powers \u003c\/b\u003ewriting fresh lives into our literary tradition\u003c\/p\u003e -- Daljit Nagra, author of LOOK WE HAVE COMING TO DOVER!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI tore through \u003ci\u003eLove Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e. An engrossing read\u003c\/b\u003e . . . \u003cb\u003eSuch a brilliant portrayal of how we can't help but be mortified by the ones we love, no matter how much we hate ourselves for it. \u003c\/b\u003eEven in the characters' darkest and most desperate moments there is warmth - they're not perfect but you root for them all the same. I enjoyed my time peeking into their lives - and was happy to see everybody exactly where they should be (for better or worse) when it came time to leave them\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e -- Justin Myers\u003cbr\u003eA brilliant exploration of the complexities of human connection ... \u003cb\u003ewonderfully rich and nuanced\u003c\/b\u003e ... \u003cb\u003epacked with compelling characters and thrilling plot twists\u003c\/b\u003e * i paper *\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eBrick Lane\u003c\/i\u003e author returns to form with \u003ci\u003eLove Marriage . . . \u003c\/i\u003eThere is lots of drama here, ranging from sex addiction to rampant Islamophobia, but there are also laugh-out-loud funny moments, as when Mrs Ghorami mistakes a Howard Hodgkin painting on the wall of Harriet's airy Primrose Hill mansion for a sentimental childhood artwork. The BBC is already making it into a series, and it's easy to see why -- Hayley Maitland * Vogue *\u003cbr\u003eQuick-footed and absorbing . . . 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