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Violence
Barely any
No significant violence
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Some
Adult romantic and sexual content; Nazneen's affair is central
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of immigration, identity, and the awakening of a self long submerged
What this book is about
Nazneen arrives in London from Bangladesh as a teenager to marry a man she has never met. Ali's Booker Prize-shortlisted debut traces the next seventeen years — motherhood, community, secret love, and the slow discovery of her own desires — with compassionate intricacy.
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Adult content
Arranged marriage themes
Immigration and identity themes
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