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To Arjan Banga, returning to the Black Country after the death of his father, his family’s corner shop represents everything he has tried to leave behind. But when his mother insists on keeping the shop open, he finds himself being dragged back, forced into big decisions about his imminent marriage back in London and uncovering the history of his broken family – the elopement and mixed-race marriage of his aunt Surinder, the betrayals and loyalties, loves and regrets that have played out in the shop over more than fifty years.

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD AND LONGLISTED FOR THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE

FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BOY WITH THE TOPKNOT AND EMPIRELAND

‘Enormously enjoyable’ SUNDAY TIMES

‘A satirical masterpiece’ TELEGRAPH

‘Sanghera’s tender and funny book is a cracking and pacy read’ OBSERVER

‘A stunning novel . . . touching and funny and feels so fresh . . . it just leaps off the page. I adored it’ DEBORAH MOGGACH

‘Impressive’ GUARDIAN

‘Entertaining’ INDEPENDENT

When Arjan returns to the Black Country after his father’s death, his family’s corner shop represents everything he tried to leave behind. But his mother insists on keeping the business open, and Arjun finds himself being dragged back from London, and forced into big decisions about his own relationship. Yet Arjan’s story isn’t the first and it won’t be the last: Surinder and Kamaljit, two sisters, a generation back in the family, also experienced their own share of betrayals and loyalties, loves and regrets.

Praise for Empireland

‘A fascinating reckoning with a history of empire’ GUARDIAN
I only wish this book had been around when I was at school‘ SADIQ KHAN
‘Balanced and insightfulTHE TIMES
‘This immensely readable book is very timely’ FINANCIAL TIMES
‘An important book’ NEW STATESMAN

Additional information

Weight 0.234 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 × 2 cm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

320

Language

English

Edition

Reprint

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K