Only in London

Only in London

by Hananal-Shaykh (Author)

Synopsis

As a flight from Dubai comes into London's Heathrow and hits turbulence, four people from different corners of the Arab world are thrown together: beautiful, lost Lamis, recently divorced from her wealthy Iraqi husband; Nicholas, an expert at Southeby's on Islamic daggers; louche and noisy Amira, a Moroccan who lives off immoral earnings and the transvestite Samir, with a monkey hidden in a basket. Landing safely they go their separate ways, but from then on they find their lives are intimately entwined. "Only In London" is a funny, tender and sexy novel that uncovers a unique world in the heart of a big city.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Edition: New
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 05 Aug 2002

ISBN 10: 0747557926
ISBN 13: 9780747557920
Book Overview: From one of Lebanon's most acclaimed writers, ONLY IN LONDON is a heartbreaking and funny novel about love and about life. I SWEEP THE SUN OFF ROOFTOPS, al-Shaykh's collection of stories, published alongside. For fans of Ahdaf Soueif, Joanne Harris, Barbara Kingsolver and Meera Syal. 'Magically brings to life a usually ignored slice of the capital with a sharply drawn cast of characters. A fresh, amusing and surprising take on London, and on life' THE TIMES

Media Reviews
'Devastatingly entertaining fiction... teeming with ideas: memory and exile, language, desire and identity, and the search for order in the chaos of a metropolis. Very funny' Literary Review
Author Bio
Hanan al-Shaykh was born in 1945 and grew up in Beirut. She is the author of five novels including BEIRUT BLUES, three of which have been translated into English. Her books have been translated into sixteen languages and they are banned from many Arab countries because of their sexual explicitness. She lives in London with her husband and two children.