{"product_id":"book-ha9r","title":"Brick Lane","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stunning BBC radio adaptation of Monica Ali's bestselling, Booker-shortlisted novel \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1985.\u003c\/b\u003e Uprooted from her home in Bangladesh, 18-year-old Nazneen is sent to London for an arranged marriage with a much older man. Her new life is strange and bewildering - the busy streets and crowded tower blocks of the East End are a world away from the rural village she grew up in, and she struggles to adapt to living with her self-important husband, Chanu.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBack in Bangladesh, Nazneen's sister Hasina has eloped with the man she loves, and been disowned by her family. Homesick and isolated, Nazneen reads her letters with envy, longing to have such independence and romance for herself. As the years pass, she devotes herself to becoming a dutiful wife and mother - and then she meets a passionate young radical, Karim, and finds herself drawn to him. Can she finally decide to take charge of her destiny?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMonica Ali's stunning debut has become a modern classic. Published in 2003, its themes of immigrant identity and integration, racism and nationalism, free will and fate still resonate with us today. Dramatised by leading playwright Tanika Gupta, this enthralling adaptation was shortlisted for a BBC Audio Drama Award, and stars \u003cb\u003eAnneika Rose, Zubin Varla, Chetna Pandya\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eHiftu Quasem, Nina Wadia\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eNikesh Patel\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Monica Ali\u003cbr\u003eDramatised by Tanika Gupta\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Anne Isger\u003cbr\u003eSound by Caleb Knightley, Ali Craig and Pete Ringrose\u003cbr\u003eProduction Co-ordination by Luke MacGregor\u003cbr\u003eProduction Assistance by Hannah O'Reilly\u003cbr\u003eA BBC Audio Production\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eCast\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNazneen - \u003cb\u003eAnneika Rose\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChanu - \u003cb\u003eZubin Varla\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRazia - \u003cb\u003eChetna Pandya\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHasina - \u003cb\u003eHiftu Quasem\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMrs Islam - \u003cb\u003eNina Wadia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr Azad - \u003cb\u003eNeil D'Souza\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKarim - \u003cb\u003eNikesh Patel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTariq - \u003cb\u003eRagevan Vasan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShahana - \u003cb\u003eRameet Rauli\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBibi - \u003cb\u003eRiti Suthar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSecretary - \u003cb\u003eGavi Singh Chera\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 7-14 August 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49353886040368,"sku":"BDha9r","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/376204-ha9r-Square.jpg?v=1734353594","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-ha9r","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}