Still in her teenage years Nazneen finds herself in an arranged marriage with a disappointed man who is twenty years older Away from the mud & heat of her Bangladeshi village home is now a cramped flat in a high-rise block in London's East End Nazneen knows not a word of English & is forced to depend on her husband But unlike him she is practical & wise & befriends a fellow Asian girl Razia who helps her understand the strange ways of her adopted new British home Nazneen keeps in touch with her sister Hasina back in the village But the rebellious Hasina has kicked against cultural tradition & run off in a 'love marriage' with the man of her dreams When he suddenly turns violent she is forced into the degrading job of garment girl in a cloth factory Confined in her flat by tradition & family duty Nazneen also sews furiously for a living shut away with her buttons & linings
- until the radical Karim steps unexpectedly into her life On a background of racial conflict & tension they embark on a love affair that forces Nazneen finally to take control of her fate Strikingly imagined gracious & funny this novel is at once epic & intimate Exploring the role of Fate in our lives
- those who accept it; those who defy it
- it traces the extraordinary transformation of an Asian girl from cautious & shy to bold & dignified woman


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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Based on the prize-winning novel by Monica Ali Brick Lane is the story of a beautiful young Bangladeshi woman who arrives in 1980s London leaving behind her beloved sister & home for an arranged marriage & a new life Nazneen&s mother always told her she was a survivor but trapped within the four walls of her flat in East London & in a loveless marriage with the middle aged Chanu she struggles to accept her lot But she soon discovers that life cannot be avoided
- & is forced to confront it the day that the hotheaded young Karim comes knocking at her door Set against the changing backdrop of multicultural Britain Brick Lane is a truly contemporary story of love of cultural difference & ultimately the strength of the human spirit
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Action drama starring Paul Walker & RZA Set in a run-down Detroit City where crime is rife the local authorities have built a containment wall around derelict brick mansions which are being used by ruthless criminals including gang leader Tremaine (RZA) Police officer Damien Collier (Walker) goes undercover to infiltrate Tremaine&s gang & put a stop to his plan to destroy the city Damien also has a personal vendetta against the crime boss who murdered his father as does former convict Lino (David Belle) whose girlfriend has been kidnapped by Tremaine Damien & Lino form an unlikely partnership as they attempt to seek vengeance while preventing the destruction of the city Actors Paul Walker RZA David Belle Robert Maillet Carlo Rota Directors Camille Delamarre Writers Luc Besson Bibi Naceri Robert Mark Kamen Producers Luc Besson Claude Leger Jonathan Vanger Number of discs 1 ...

Are you better at building with plastic bricksor explaining how to do it? What if you have to build with your eyes closed or using only one hand? Or if you must explain it without speaking? Can you still be faster than your opponents? Brick Party is a funny & frenzied game of crazy building! Reveal the special rule for the round choose your teammate & get ready Then grab the blocks & build the shape you choose faster than the others! & in the next round? A new special rule new partners & new shapesfor a game that&s never boring! Brick Party contains 36 plastic construction bricks & 165 cards with shapes that must be built by the players Players 2-9 Playing time 15-30 minutes Ages 5 ...

Brickleberry&s back & now in comics! Written by show creators Waco O& Guin & Roger Black the epic " Ar MOOgeddon" storyline picks up right where television&s most outrageous animated sitcom left off! In the distant future Steve Williams -- the only Brickleberry park ranger who managed to escape death at the hands of the Alien Cow Invasion -- has joined forces with a small group of human rebels in an underground hidden base With the help of Dr Kuzniak Future Steve must travel back in time to the year 2015 & kill head ranger Woody Johnson whose actions led to the Invasion & the destruction of all humanity But Denzel Jackson has other plans for Steve&s time travel technology redneck Bobby Possumcods willingly submits to Alien Cow domination & Connie&s advances toward Ethel get weird ...

The latest spellbinding novel from one of the world's best-loved authors Paulo Coelho now in paperback This is the story of Brida a young Irish girl & her quest for knowledge She has long been interested in various aspects of magic & has taken courses in astrology tarot & numerology but is searching for something more Her search leads her to people of great wisdom who begin to teach her about the world Her teachers sense that Brida has a gift but cannot tell what that is Meanwhile Brida pursues her course ever deeper into the mysteries of life seeking to answer questions about who she is She meets a wise man who dwells in a forest & teaches her about overcoming her fears & trusting in the goodness of the world & a woman who teaches her how to dance to the music of the world & how to pray to the moon She seeks her destiny as she struggles to find a balance between her relationships & her desire to become a witch This enthralling novel incorporates themes fans of Paulo will love It is a tale of love passion mystery & spirituality ...

It will take more than death to part these two From the twisted imagination of the notorious Pete Underhill comes this pair of Bad Taste Bear figurines exclusive to Nemesis Now Their body faded to a light blue their sunken eyes betraying no signs of life this happy pair shamble forward even as the flesh rots from their bones The groom is splattered in blood his lower jaw ripped off bone exposed on his head & feet & his left arm ripped off at the elbow Meanwhile the bride shambles forward in a ripped & faded wedding dress flowers still in her hair & clutched in her hand Her blue hair drags unkempt & matted over her face her gaping throat wound having failed to slow her This figurine pair is the perfect gift for the romantic zombie lover you may know EUR" even if that person is yourself SPECIFICATIONSDesigner Pete Underhill Category Weddings Function Figurines SWeight 03056 kg Primary Colour Blue Secondary Colour White SPECIFICATIONSDesigner Pete Underhill Category Weddings Function Figurines SWeight 03056 kg Primary Colour Blue Secondary Colour White ...

Bollywood meets Hollywood & it&s a perfect match! From the team behind international smash hit Bend It Like Beckham comes a Jane Austen adaptation like never before Pride & Prejudice gets the Bollywood treatment & the result is a spectacular fusion of East meets West Austen&s classic love story unfolds in a riot of colour & emotion song & dance that jet-sets from rural India via London to Los Angeles A must see for lovers of musicals Bollywood & ultimately for romantics everywhere the warmth affection humour & enthusiasm of director Gurinder Chadha&s interpretation is inescapable Actors Aishwarya Rai Martin Henderson Daniel Gillies Naveen Andrews Namrata Shirodkar Indira Varma Nadira Babbar Anupam Kher Ashanti & Nitin Ganatra Director Gurinder Chadha Certificate 12 years & over Year 2004 Screen Widescreen 2351 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English for the hearing impaired Duration 1 hour & 46 minutes (approx)
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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play US horror sequel directed by Ronnie Yu Psychotic doll Chucky (voice of Brad Dourif) returns yet again this time reanimated by Tiffany (Jennifer Tilly) the ex-girlfriend of the killer whose spirit originally possessed the Chucky doll When Tiffany is electrocuted Chucky arranges for her spirit to be transferred into a female doll Still determined to become human again Chucky searches for a magical amulet which he hopes to use to transfer his spirit into the body of Tiffany&s unsuspecting neighbour (Nick Stabile) ...

The world&s most notorious doll is back on the rampage but this time he&s met his match his ex-girlfriend tiffany (Jennifer Tilly) who with marriage in mind breathes new life into the little guy So begins a hilarious adventure filled with gruesome splatter murderous mayhem & laughs galore Actors Jennifer Tilly Brad Dourif Katherine Heigl Kathy Najimy Alexis Arquette John Ritter Emily Weedon & Park Bench Director Ronny Yu Certificate 18 years & over Year 1998 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Duration 1 hour & 25 minutes (approx) Region Region 2
- Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players

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