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.
As 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.
Love Marriage is a story about who we are and how we love in today s Britain - with all the complications and contradictions of life, desire, marriage and family. What starts as a captivating social comedy develops into a heart-breaking and gripping story of two cultures, two families and two people trying to understand one another.
Ali s wit and insight illuminate the complications of modern love in Britain today. A joy HARPER S BAZAAR
Lit from end to end with storytelling brilliance ANDREW O HAGAN
No one captures the modern family like Monica Ali. Love Marriage is full of surprises and unexpected twists, with an ending that will take your breath away TAHMIMA ANAM
A truly astonishing piece of writing - exquisite storytelling, featuring the most human portrayal of doctors I ve ever read. I defy you to put this book down ADAM KAY
Every bit as compelling, as charming as Brick Lane. A joyous novelist at the peak of her formidable powers
writing fresh lives into our literary tradition DALJIT NAGRA
A gloriously vibrant and tender novel packed with wit, intelligence and wisdom. Her two junior
doctor protagonists are superbly drawn - flawed, courageous, flailing, human. Just brilliant RACHEL CLARKE
About the Author
Monica Ali is a bestselling writer whose work has been translated into 26 languages. She is the author of five books: Brick Lane, Alentejo Blue, In the Kitchen, Untold Story and Love Marriage. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, in 2003 she was named as one of Granta s Best of Young British Novelists. She has been nominated for, amongst others, the Booker Prize, the George Orwell Prize, the Commonwealth Writers Prize and in the U.S. has been a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. She lives in London.
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