{"product_id":"from-this-street-to-the-nabila-jameel-9781916248892","title":"From this Street to the Moon","description":"\u003cp\u003eExploring the dynamics of growing up in a working class family in a northern town, Nabila Jameel takes us on a journey through life in England, coloured with visits to Pakistan. \u003cem\u003eFrom this Street to the Moon\u003c\/em\u003e is a feast for the senses, filled with sumptuous details and mesmerising descriptions of everyday activities, evoking both raw and tender moments, from hastily devouring mangoes in the summer heat of Pakistan -\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChilled mangoes were meals in the sticky heat\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eof monsoon summers: we giggled as the juice trickled\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ethrough our fingers down to our feet.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto a day out in Blackpool -\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOur parents took us every summer.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFive of us packed in the back\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eof the Cortina, without seatbelts.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDad: wearing a well pressed shirt, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003emum: bride-like, adorned with gold.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her verses the reader can almost smell the roti as it is freshly made over an open fire, or feel they are standing on the roadside as 'A Vespa stutters past\/ and then a rikshaw, heavy with loud women.' From a child's eyes we are able to feel the joy and freedom of bathing in the back yard - 'We sat towel wrapped in the sun and shivered\/ while droplets fell onto our flip flops.\/ Smiles were bigger than our house', and sense the fatigue of her hard-working parents when her father 'comes home tired\/ hands the crispy wage packet to mum\/ eats in haste and falls asleep as if he's drugged.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her unflinching social commentary Jameel explores the harsh realities of society: poverty, abuse and misogyny. Racism and identity are explored through the discomfort of being a foreigner in an ancestral homeland while facing both overt and subtle racial abuse in the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThere's a pile of BNP leaflets in my porch -\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ethey've been dropping through my letterbox all week. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether describing the process of starching a shalwar kameez, buying tins of baked beans in a bazaar in Hayatabad, or highlighting uncomfortable social and cultural undercurrents, Jameel's words are vivid and evocative, taking us on a journey with her as we travel through prominent milestones in life, experiencing the highs and lows, while navigating between two cultures. Grief and loss are intertwined with and explored through culture and spirituality -\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou're in the sun lowering itself to sleep.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou're in your teacup I'm drinking from.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou're even in the kitchen: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ehospital appointments marked\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eon the calendar, now obsolete.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nabila Jameel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1916248896\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781916248892\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lote Tree Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d","brand":"Nabila Jameel","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48486316736767,"sku":"9781916248892","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8a51c962-28b4-4d52-a485-287d25d71853.jpg?v=1778054861","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-this-street-to-the-nabila-jameel-9781916248892","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}