The Corner Shop by Babita Sharma - ISBN: 9781473673229
Hardcover
A daughter’s shop life reveals Britain’s shifting landscape through a corner shop.

The Corner Shop

A BBC 2 Between the Covers Book Club Pick

$56.94

  • Hardcover

    272 pages

  • Release Date

    17 April 2019

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Summary

A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK

“Nuanced, human and engaging” - Nikesh Shukla, Observer

“Full of life, characters, gossip and all the richness of the local community” - Sir David Jason

“A delightful story of growing up ‘above the shop’” - Nigel Slater, *Observer*

“Cleverly links her own memories of shop-bound life with the last 50 years of British history” - *Spectator*

“I come from a hidden…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781473673229
ISBN-10:1473673224
Author:Babita Sharma
Publisher:John Murray Press
Imprint:John Murray Publishers Ltd
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:272
Release Date:17 April 2019
Weight:387g
Dimensions:224mm x 144mm x 27mm
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full of life, characters, gossip and all the richness of the local community A compelling, full selection box of a story

full of life, characters, gossip and all the richness of the local community

A compelling, full selection box of a story

About The Author

Babita Sharma

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.

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