The Corner Shop by Babita Sharma

The Corner Shop by Babita Sharma

A personal story from the child of corner shop owners that explores how these tiny open-all-hours shops changed our country -- as heard on Saturday Live, and a Radio 4 Book of the Week. Shortlisted for Business Book of the Year 2020: An Exceptional Book that Promotes Diversity.

Part memoir, part social history, The Corner Shop is a gentle, charming and at times poignant look at our nation of shopkeepers. . human, accessible and informative; a nuanced exploration of part of British Asian life that has long been stereotyped - and therein lies this book's strength. * Observer *
A delightful story of growing up "above the shop" * Nigel Slater, Observer *
An evocative real-life account of her own British Asian family running (and living above) a Reading shop * BBC Culture *
One of the best books I've read of the immigrant experience in this country . . . it's the detail that makes it . . . a subtle, enjoyable book. * Daily Mail *
A story of assimilation and triumph. * Radio Times *
Sharma cleverly links her own memories of shop-bound life with the last 50 years of British history . . . How much we found out about you, says Sharma teasingly, as you dashed in for that last-minute bottle of wine. * Spectator *
Full of life, characters, gossip and all the richness of the local community -- Sir David Jason
A compelling, full selection box of a story -- Sanjeev Kohli
I loved it cover to cover. * Angela Clutton, author of THE VINEGAR CUPBOARD *

Babita Sharma is a journalist, TV presenter and news anchor for the BBC. She presents Newsday on BBC World News, covering major global news events including the Trump-Kim Summit in Singapore, the EU Referendum, the Rio Olympics and the award-winning BBC 100 Women series. Passionate about diversity and mental health issues, Babita mentors BAME journalists and also works with the charity Mind.

Babita presented BBC Two's Dangerous Borders: The Story of India & Pakistan. The documentary series took Babita to the India/Pakistan border 70 years after Partition, following in the footsteps of her family who were directly affected. The Corner Shop is her first book. It follows her critically acclaimed documentary Booze, Beans & Bhajis: The Story of the Corner Shop broadcast on BBC Four, BBC News Channel and BBC World News. Babita is married and lives in London.

SKU	Nicht verfügbar
ISBN 13	9781473673236
ISBN 10	1473673232
Titel	The Corner Shop
Autor	Babita Sharma
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	John Murray Press
Erscheinungsjahr	2020-04-02
Seitenanzahl	272
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.