Love Marriage

Paperback Published on: 02/02/2023
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Love Marriage
Accomplished storytelling
This was a long time coming but worth the wait. A tale of complex family relationships peppered with misunderstandings and lies but with a touch of humour... READ MORE
Linda@{Livingston]
Love Marriage
a modern day soap opera!
a sprawling, generational saga with a cast of unforgettable characters that collectively tackle some of the social and political issues that have been swee... READ MORE
Rachel at Belfast
Love Marriage
Modern classic?
Ali doesn’t shy away from writing thoughtfully about some of the most pressing issues of our time. Family dynamics and race are explored through the lens o... READ MORE
Alice Tribe
Love Marriage
A powerful yet relatable story
I'm so glad I got to know these characters, who were lovable yet flawed, and never felt like caricatures or stereotypes. With such superbly engrossing wri... READ MORE
Anna Spencer

Synopsis

The first new novel in a decade from the bestselling, Booker Prize-shortlisted author of Brick Lane.

Yasmin Ghorami has a lot to be grateful for: a loving family, a fledgling career in medicine, and a charming, handsome fiancee, 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.

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.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
  • ISBN: 9780349015507
  • Number of pages: 512
  • Dimensions: 196 x 126 x 42 mm
  • Weight: 401g
  • Languages: English

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Love Marriage
A moving read
This is a book that will get people talking. It deals with a whole host of issues that face us today in our supposedly modern and forward thinking world an... READ MORE
Karen Carter
Love Marriage
Everyone has a story to tell, some more dark than others
Having first read "Brick Lane" by Monica Ali at the peak of its frenzy and hype, I was keen to read another book by Ali. In some ways, "Love Marriage" is ... READ MORE
Mel Pretorius
Love Marriage
Well written, but slightly disappointing
I was really looking forward to reading this book but must admit I was left feeling slightly disappointed. It was an interesting story of bridging cultur... READ MORE
jean
Love Marriage
Compelling exploration of cross-cultural marriage
Monica Ali's Love Marriage is both a great read and a thought-provoking exploration of relationships, love and marriage across different cultures. The nove... READ MORE
Stephen Dilley
Love Marriage
A multicharacter and multicultural tale of London life - elevated by the use of satire
The first novel for 10 years by the Booker shortlisted author of "Brick Lane" as well as three other (at least superficially) very different novels. This ... READ MORE
Graham Fulcher
Love Marriage
Interesting & Enjoyable Read
Having read and enjoyed Brick Lane I was looking forward to reading this new novel from Monica Ali. It begins in an amusing, although occasionally stereot... READ MORE
Jill Thomson
Love Marriage
Authentic and generous!
This book has been a long time coming and the world has changed significantly since Monica Ali wrote Brick Lane but this is a surefooted and funny unravell... READ MORE
Jim Sweetman
Love Marriage
Well written with many themes
I read Brick Lane many years ago. This is also a well written novel. It covers a range of themes, perhaps too many. I thought Yasmin’s parents were the mos... READ MORE
Doris