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Love Marriage

By: Monica Ali
Narrated by: Ayesha Dharker
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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM THE 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 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 ...

2023, The Diverse Book Awards, Short-listed

2023, Comedy Women in Print Prize, Short-listed

©2022 Monica Ali (P)2022 Hachette Audio UK Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction South Asian Creators World Literature Thought-Provoking Marriage

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Critic reviews

Absolutely terrific . . . genuinely touching . . . every one of its many characters, no matter how small their part, is beautifully rounded out (Jenny Colgan)
Worth the decade it took to arrive . . . This is a proper family saga, both deliciously old-fashioned and full of surprising reversals (Alex Preston)
Love Marriage is enormously satisfying in its inventions and observations, and its exploration of cultural diversity in Britain. At once touching and satirical . . . as engrossing and enjoyable as Brick Lane (David Sexton)
Monica Ali's rich, sensitive and gloriously entertaining novel . . . brim[s] with extremely funny 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 . . . [A] love letter to the richness of London life (Tash Aw)
Wildly entertaining . . . Filled with people who are not just likeable, but loveable. This contract of sympathy, which flows between reader and characters, deepens and enriches the portrait of contemporary London that Ali creates with a confident Dickensian sweep (Susie Boyt)
This is such a gloriously vibrant and tender novel packed with wit, intelligence and wisdom. It has everything - clashing cultures, family rifts, suppressed addictions, desire, passion. Her two junior doctor protagonists are superbly drawn - flawed, courageous, flailing, human. Just brilliant (Rachel Clarke)
Funny, warm, powerful . . . Love Marriage has a warm intelligence and a sharp observational power, making the characters and the world of the story feel very alive (Diana Evans)
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)
All stars
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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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wonderful book and reading.loved it all, rŕsad its over. Will be looking for mote from Monica Ali

brilliant

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A moving story, that came to life beautifully with the reading, and which made you consider prejudice & judgement from so many different angles.

Nothing is as it seems

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I really loved this book, and my love for it grew as the plot moved forward with twists and turns, and the characters became more intricately and beautifully drawn. It expanded and bloomed. I haven’t read such a wonderful contemporary novel for 2-3 years at least. The performance was perfect to me - a rare thing because I’m very fussy with voices for audiobooks. I hope the reader will record many more. I highly recommend the novel and can’t wait for Ali’s next.

My favourite novel for ages!

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Such a good book! Really exciting and clever, lots of twists and turns
She writes characters so well, by the end you feel you know every side of them
Would highly recommend

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