Monica Ali — Brick Lane

London , Doubleday, 2003. First edition. Cloth. A signed first edition of the brilliant debut novel by Monica Ali, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. The first edition, third impression of the work.Signed by the author to the title page.In publisher's original black cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper.This work is a brilliant debut novel by Monica Ali, short listed for the Man Booker Prize in 2003. Named after the the London street, it explores East London's Bangladeshi community, and the experiences of a young woman learning to assimilate into UK culture. It was adapted into a film in 2007 of the same name. In publisher's original cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent. Light shelf wear to the head and tail of the spine. Dust wrapper is very smart. Slight shelf wear to extremities, most significant to the head and tail of the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with author's signature to title page. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine/Near Fine.