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  • By: Monica Ali
  • Narrated by: Ayesha Dharker
  • Length: 15 hrs and 51 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (708 ratings)
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Love Marriage

By: Monica Ali
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Summary

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE BOOKER PRIZE-SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF BRICK LANE

Shortlisted, Comedy Women in Print Prize

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

©2022 Monica Ali (P)2022 Hachette Audio UK

Critic reviews

"Bold, compassionate, big-hearted, pitch-perfectly written, and utterly unputdownable." (Neel Mukherjee, Booker Prize-shortlisted author of The Lives of Others)

"I absolutely loved it. Exquisitely written with big heartedness, intelligence and passion." (Ruth Jones, author of Never Greener)

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This was for me a fascinating insight into different lives. Beautifully crafted. I felt at last I could understand more clearly the lives, personalities and desires of people whose humanity was inclusive.

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Excellent, entertaining, contemporary

Really great read which tells a fascinating tale of the quagmire of contemporary life. As always, Monica Ali expertly blends humour with pathos and narrator Ayesha Dharker delivers it all with flair.

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Okay, too rambling

Zoned out a lot during it as story didn't seem to go anywhere, but at points was quite entertaining.

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Bloody brilliant

This grabbed me immediately , and had me lingering in the car to listen to more, felt that the characters were very real , got the different voices convincingly, characters that could in less skilful hands have been caricatures were nuanced , human , virtues and flaws and they all behaved in ways that were believable (almost )
The narration was superb ,enhanced the experience , fabulous , will be recommending widely xx

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Long story for nothing.

Story is boring and not exiting. Waste of time for me. Sorry. But Ayesha Dharker's performance is perfect.

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Got better and better

This is very much a story about family, expectations and how people’s feelings evolve in a relationship (from family relationships to romantic ones). Told from the perspective of a Muslim immigrant family and their white British friends, prejudices are explored and challenged as the characters go on journeys of self discovery.

I enjoyed the first half but wasn’t totally drawn in. Then as it progressed I was totally absorbed by the characters and their predicaments and their personal changes and developments, and indeed my own opinions of the characters changed and deepened as the book progressed.

Brilliantly narrated.

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Not as good as Brick Lane

Definitely not as good as Brick Lane. The storyline in Love Marriage is somewhat interesting but predictable. The story drags on and has many unnecessary repetitions.

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Brilliant

This is not for someone looking for a thriller- it is a sensitive journey through the life of a family. Lots of surprises and thrilling moments. I just loved it and learnt so much through the lives of the characters.

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Loved it

Great story, excellent narration, real life. As a daughter and a mother resonates on so many levels. Wonderful

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Entrancing story of complex relationships

Clever story following the gradual discovery of different characters about themselves and about each other. Wonderful descriptions, beautifully read.

It was our book club’s choice this month and it provided a huge wealth of topics to discuss.

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