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Brick Lane is a contemporary novel by Monica Ali. Summary of the Book Set in the Bangladeshi part of East London, this book tells the story of two Bangladeshi sisters. Nazneen is married to a husband she doesn’t love, and she struggles with her own desires. Hasina is prettier than her sister, and she eloped with a lover. Nazneen’s husband is much older than her, and he lives in London. Nazneen didn’t speak much English, and her initial tribulations center around her discomfort with her new life and her loveless marriage. Hasina writes to her about her life, and Nazneen becomes jealous. After several years, Nazneen has two daughters and she still feels no love in her marriage. Twelve years after she first arrived in London, she begins a fiery affair with a man named Karim and she begins to find the voice she never had to speak up and say what her heart desires. But sometimes, duty is more important than desires. Can Nazneen choose between her responsibilities as a dutiful wife and her desires as a woman in need of love? About Monica Ali Monica Ali is British writer born in Bangladesh. She has also written Alentejo Blue, In The Kitchen and Untold Story. The above book was adapted into a film by Sarah Gavron starring Tannishtha Chatterjee.