Ali, monica (880 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. "A Bangladeshi immigrant in London is torn between the kind, tedious older husband with whom she has an arranged marriage (and children) and the fiery political activist she lusts after" (Curtis Sittenfeld, author of Sisterland) in this Booker Prize-shortlisted work of literary fiction about the immigrant experience. After an arranged marriage to Chanu, a man twenty years older, Nazneen is taken to London, leaving her home and heart in the Bangladeshi village where she was born. Her new world in London's East End is full of mysteries. How can she cross the road without being hit by a car (an operation akin to dodging raindrops in the monsoon)? What is the secret of her bullying neighbor Mrs. Islam? What is a Hell's Angel? And how must she comfort the naïve and disillusioned Chanu? As a good Muslim girl, Nazneen struggles to not question why things happen. She submits, as she must, to Fate and devotes herself to her husband and daughters. Yet to her amazement, she begins an affair with a handsome young political activist, and her erotic awakening throws her old certainties into chaos. Monica Ali's splendid novel is about identity, belonging, and journeys both external and internal, where the marvelous and the terrifying spiral together.…

Zustand: Acceptable. Item in acceptable condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Zustand: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. A thousand dreams shattered, gone in the wind. A lifetime of hope gone in a moment. Death comes to us all eventually, but how does one deal with the grief and heartbreak?When a once shy and timid girl loses her childhood sweetheart, her first and the only real love she's ever known, she must soldier on, until a lifetime of pain and suffering resurfaces and erupts, causing her demons to come back with an explosion.She fills up with rage, with confusion and fear overcoming her mind, and sees flashes of light and shadowy beings. Are these images real? She hears whispers from the moon and sees glimpses of time before her eyes. Past lives? Her past life, her future self, a forbidden love, a fairy-tale of lies, corruption, hurt and abuse, with visions of acceptance, love and inner power. She has found a new and magical world, though she still wonders, is it real or is it imagination protecting a fragile mind from the harsh realities of life?Hallucinations take over her life, resulting in her admission to a psychiatric hospital. There's too much to fight - inner turmoil, past karmas, childhood trauma - it's all coming back. The pain is excruciating, and she's furious at the unfair and unjust world she's in. She needs to focus, allowing her anger to guide her and lead her to a brand-new magical life.…

Zustand: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Zustand: Acceptable. Item in acceptable condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Zustand: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. A thousand dreams shattered, gone in the wind. A lifetime of hope gone in a moment. Death comes to us all eventually, but how does one deal with the grief and heartbreak?When a once shy and timid girl loses her childhood sweetheart, her first and the only real love she's ever known, she must soldier on, until a lifetime of pain and suffering resurfaces and erupts, causing her demons to come back with an explosion.She fills up with rage, with confusion and fear overcoming her mind, and sees flashes of light and shadowy beings. Are these images real? She hears whispers from the moon and sees glimpses of time before her eyes. Past lives? Her past life, her future self, a forbidden love, a fairy-tale of lies, corruption, hurt and abuse, with visions of acceptance, love and inner power. She has found a new and magical world, though she still wonders, is it real or is it imagination protecting a fragile mind from the harsh realities of life?Hallucinations take over her life, resulting in her admission to a psychiatric hospital. There's too much to fight - inner turmoil, past karmas, childhood trauma - it's all coming back. The pain is excruciating, and she's furious at the unfair and unjust world she's in. She needs to focus, allowing her anger to guide her and lead her to a brand-new magical life.…

Zustand: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Monica Ali's stunning second book is a collection of stories set in the Alentejo province of Portugal, linked by characters and by a vivid sense of place and time. Teresa is a beautiful young girl from the village who is supposed to marry a suitable man from the same community but who wants to see the world. Vasco is a cafe owner who is losing business to the new internet cafe down the road. The unseemly dysfunctional but strangely riveting Pottses are a family of ex-patriots, trying to cobble a life together, at odds with one another until they run into trouble on the outside. We also meet several English tourists: a young couple engaged to be married and confronting each other's weaknesses and idiosyncrasies for the first time and an older woman imagining a new life and fantasizing about never returning home.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Monica Ali's stunning second book is a collection of stories set in the Alentejo province of Portugal, linked by characters and by a vivid sense of place and time. Teresa is a beautiful young girl from the village who is supposed to marry a suitable man from the same community but who wants to see the world. Vasco is a cafe owner who is losing business to the new internet cafe down the road. The unseemly dysfunctional but strangely riveting Pottses are a family of ex-patriots, trying to cobble a life together, at odds with one another until they run into trouble on the outside. We also meet several English tourists: a young couple engaged to be married and confronting each other's weaknesses and idiosyncrasies for the first time and an older woman imagining a new life and fantasizing about never returning home.…

Mass Market Paperback. Zustand: Fair. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Good.

Zustand: Good. Good condition ex-library book with usual library markings and stickers.

Zustand: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Edition Unstated. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition.

Zustand: As New. Very Good dust jacket.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Advance Reader's Edition. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Zustand: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Zustand: Very Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc.

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. Reprint. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition ~1st Printing. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. New Ed. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.