{"product_id":"only-in-london-9780385721219","title":"Only in London","description":"Four strangers meet on a turbulent flight from Dubai to London: Amira, a canny Moroccan prostitute; Lamis, a 30-year old Iraqi divorcee; Nicholas, an English expert on Islamic art; and Samir, a Lebanese man who is delivering a monkey on a mission he doesn't fully understand. Once safely on British soil, Lamis and Nicholas fall in love, Samir chases after blond British youths, and Amira reinvents herself as a princess, the better to lure clients at the best London hotels. Through the city and across cultural borders, \u003cb\u003eOnly in London\u003c\/b\u003e wittily portrays the smells, sounds, and sights of London's lively Arab neighorhoods, as well as the freedoms the city both offers and withholds from its immigrants.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hanan Al-Shaykh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anchor Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/08\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.22w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780385721219\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHanan al-Shaykh was born and raised in Lebanon. She is the author of three novels--\u003ci\u003eWomen of Sand and Myrrh, The Story of Zahra, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBeirut Blues\u003c\/i\u003e--as well as a collection of short stories, \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Sweep the Sun Off Rooftops.\u003c\/i\u003e She currently lives in London with her husband and two children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anchor Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44185079447667,"sku":"9.78039E+12","price":22.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_430c1023-2ed4-41a7-bd4b-78b62384e823.jpg?v=1767099759","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/only-in-london-9780385721219","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}