"An epic tale of family, love, and politics spanning the twentieth century, told with humour, tenderness and insight by one of Britain s most promising young writers. b>b>Shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award and longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prizei>i>If you ve approached Bains Stores recently, you d be forgiven for hesitating on doing so.A prominent window advert for a discontinued chocolate bar suggests the shop may have closed in 1994. The security shutters are stuck a quarter-open, adding to the general air of dilapidation. A push or kick of the door triggers something which is more grating car alarm than charming shop bell. To Arjan Banga, returning to the Black Country after the unexpected death of his father, his family s corner shop represents everything he has tried to leave behind a lethargic pace of life, insular rituals and ways of thinking. 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 be Dimensions:163 x 240 Author: Sathnam Sanghera ISBN: 9780434021901 Format: Pages 306