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A small fortune

Dastgir, Rosie more...

Format: Paperback
Library Classification: Adult Fiction
BIC Subjects: Modern fiction
Audience: General/trade
Publisher: Quercus Publishing Plc
Imprint: Quercus Publishing Plc
Publication Date: 1/04/2012
Place of Publication: United Kingdom

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Harris Anwar is a British Pakistani proud of his Eastern heritage. In fact, it's fair to say he's proud, full stop: proud he installed his own central heating; proud of his swanky blue Citroen; even proud he's owned the same Hoover for over twenty years. The only thing rivalling his pride is his Muslim sense of responsibility and obligation. He longs to do well by those dearest to him.

'Dastgir has crafted a vibrant, at times comic and sometimes scary debut novel - a tale of one Pakistani family's attempts to assimilate into still often-hostile British society and of the hidden networks of Islamic extremism that extend outwards from London' Alison Roberts, London Evening Standard. '[A] fine debut ... Dastgir, who was born in England but lives in Brooklyn, knows how to spin a yarn, with characters who leap off the page' Thomas Quinn, The Big Issue. 'Among the strengths of [her] writing are the naturalistic flow of her dialogue and her ear for the Yorkshire lilt. Her screenwriting flair also shines through in the deft jump-cuts between Lahore, Whitechapel and Yorkshire, and the arresting images of London's urban decay' Anna Travis, Times Literary Supplement.

Title: A small fortune
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Contributors: By (author) Rosie Dastgir

ISBN 13: 9780857383747
ISBN 10: 0857383744

Publisher: Quercus Publishing Plc
Imprint: Quercus Publishing Plc
Publication Date: 1/04/2012
Place of Publication: London, United Kingdom
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BIC Subjects: Modern fiction

NBS Classification: General & Literary Fiction

Format: Paperback
Height: 234mm
Width: 153mm