Love Marriage

Monica Ali

From Shelf: Read in 2023

Monica Ali, author of four novels including the Booker Prize-shortlisted Brick Lane, is back with her first novel in a decade - a story about who we are and how we love in today's Britain.

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF BRICK LANE_____________________________________' I defy you to put this book down' Adam Kay'Absolutely terrific ... genuinely touching' Jenny Colgan'Exquisitely written with big heartedness, intelligence and passion' Ruth JonesYasmin Ghorami has a lot to be grateful for: a loving family, a fledgling career in medicine and a charming, handsome fiance, fellow doctor Joe Sangster. But now the moment she has been dreading has arrived: it is time for her family to meet Joe's firebrand feminist mother.As the two families are drawn closer together, long-held secrets, lies and betrayals unravel on both sides - and Yasmin is forced to ask herself what she really wants in a relationship and what a 'love marriage' actually means ...'An utterly unputdownable exploration of modern love' Stylist'As engrossing and enjoyable as Brick Lane' Sunday Times'A glorious tapestry of modern British family life' Metro'Wildly entertaining ... a bold and generous book' Financial Times'Rich, sensitive and gloriously entertaining' Tash Aw, Times Literary Supplement'A surefire hit' Observer'Big-hearted, wry and tender' Harper's Bazaar'Gloriously readable, acute, funny and sympathetic' Daily Mail