PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Shahnaz Ahsan was born and raised in Keighley, West Yorkshire, and is of Bangladeshi heritage. An award-winning writer of short stories, she holds degrees from the University of Oxford, the University of Bradford and the University of Pennsylvania, where she was a Thouron Award scholar. She has lived in London, Philadelphia and Addis Ababa, but her flattened northern vowels remain victorious.
A personal migrant experience told with beauty and insight - Stylist A riveting debut inspired by the writer's personal immigrant experience. This is the story of two cousins who arrive in the UK from East Pakistan in the '60s. An exquisite epic about the ties each of us share with our family and homeland - Bookriot A likeable celebration of female friendship as well as the often unsung heroism of migrant experiences - Sunday Times Culture Shahnaz Ahsan recalls how shopping and cooking with her Bengali family in Manchester shaped her life and her debut novel - Observer Food Monthly
