My first blog! I have decided to write a brief book review about a book a friend found and passed on to me.
The book is Saleem Bricklane by Tarquin Hall. Tarquin, a British journalist decides he wants to return to his native England after living in the India.
He gets to London and wants to live where he grew up but can't afford the Barnes area or the area nearby.
He searches around London and the only place he can live is the East End of London. The East End of London is known for its multicultural immigration over centuries, always a tough but possible an accepting area to live.
He gets an attic flat and a hilarious landlord who has spent his formative years growing up in the East End but is from Bangladesh, a fellow tenant a Jewish lady who has spent her life in the area shows him great kindness and her world and a host of other characters in the area.
Tarquin is so concerned when his Indian girlfriend, Anu who has grown up in North Carolina comes to stay and sees his attic but Anu makes the most of the vibrant area and life in London. She discovers she has an Aunty who is willing to 'help'.
The book gives a new outlook on British immigrations and the British spirit and the effect it has on the people who go to the East End. Best read I have had in a while. It should be made into a movie.
I would give it a 8 out of 10.
Namaste
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