Marriage Material

In Empireland, Arjun returns to the Black Country after his father's death and is forced to make decisions about his own relationship. Surinder and Kamaljit, two sisters, also experienced their own share of betrayals and loyalties, loves, and regrets. The book is a fascinating reckoning with a history of empire and is praised for its balanced and insightful approach.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 07 April 2022
Publisher: Cornerstone

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 insightful




THE TIMES




This immensely readable book is very timely




FINANCIAL TIMES




An important book




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Weight: 236g
Dimension: 128 x 198 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529156201