Apa yang tidak kuketahui-saat masih muda dulu-ada dua jenis cinta. Jenis yang bermula begitu dahsyatnya dan pelan-pelan menghilang, yang terasa seperti tak akan pernah habis lalu suatu hari tahu-tahu ludes. Lalu ada jenis yang tadinya tidak disadari, tetapi terus tumbuh sedikit demi sedikit setiap harinya, seperti kerang yang menghasilkan mutiara, bulir demi bulir, sebuah permata dari pasir.” Ali opposed the British government's attempt to introduce the Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006. She discussed this in her contribution to Free Expression Is No Offence, a collection of essays published by Penguin in association with English PEN in 2005. Boyt, Susie (2 February 2022). "Love Marriage by Monica Ali — matrimony under the microscope". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022.

In the months after Chanu's departure, Nazneen finds a newfound sense of independence and freedom as she works to provide for herself and her children. Meanwhile, Hasina finds a fresh start and the possibility of love with another man in Bangladesh. The novel ends with Nazneen going ice skating for the first time, symbolizing her dream of finally leading an independent life. Tevis being childless meant you felt a little sorry for her, and a bit jealous. Probably the same way she felt about you.” I've seen it again since, and watched it for the first time on a huge screen and with an audience in Toronto. There were around 600 people in the theatre and I confess to concentrating almost as hard on them as the film. They laughed, gasped and snivelled discreetly (or in some cases not so discreetly) and for the first time in my life I began to believe in the wisdom of crowds.With only an hour to spare before they were to go to the airport as a family, Nazneen tells Chanu that she is staying behind. He is grieved but understands, just as she understands his reason for going. They hold each other, overwhelmed with sadness. Thus on comparing both the stories, we find that fate really plays an important role in their lives. Hasina challenges her fate but suffers. Nazneen goes according to her fate and suffers but ultimately challenges it and becomes successful in following her desires. Garnering justified comparisons to Khaled Hosseini's A Thousand Splendid Suns... Etaf Rum's debut novel is a must-read about women mustering up the bravery to follow their inner voice." — Refinery 29

The author's powers of observation are magnificent, placing Ali among Britain's greatest writers, never mind young or old' Spectator Monica Ali's gorgeous first novel is the deeply moving story of one woman, Nazneen, born in a Bangladeshi village and transported to London at age eighteen to enter into an arranged marriage. Already hailed by the London Observer as "one of the most significant British novelists of her generation," Ali has written a stunningly accomplished debut about one outsider's quest to find her voice. Need another excuse to treat yourself to a new book this week? We've got you covered with the buzziest new releases of the day.These arguments proceed from logic and reason. Therefore they do not speak to the point, the point being this: how the protesters feel. The protesters say they feel offended. They feel hurt. They feel angry. They feel upset. Whatever their reasons, whether sound or misguided, the one thing it is not possible to argue with is their feelings.