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01816aam a2200313Ii 4500 001 DE53E6067C2A11E89F25433497128E48 003 SILO 005 20180630010014 008 180617t20152015ncu d 000 f eng d 020 $a 1517071216 020 $a 9781517071219 035 $a (OCoLC)1040689277 040 $a JUH $b eng $e rda $c JUH $d JUH $d SILO 043 $a e-uk-en 100 1 $a Darr, Shaheen, $e author. 245 10 $a Kismet : $b a Desi Rhapsody in London / $c Shaheen Darr. 264 1 $a [North Charleston, South Carolina] : $b [CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform], $c [2018] 300 $a 301 pages ; $c 23 cm. 500 $a Publication information from Amazon.com. 520 $a This is the story of Azra Majid who leaves Pakistan at the age of 14 to settle with relatives in Southall, during the 1970's. This was when Britain saw an influx of many foreigners. Some came of their own free will while others left their homes because of dictatorial regimes that expelled them with only the clothes on their backs. Located in the West of London, the suburban district of Southall welcomed the newcomers earning the title of little India. It became home to many South Asian communities that included Indians, Pakistanis, Sikhs and Bangladeshis. Join Azra and her relatives, friends, and co-workers as they struggle with misunderstandings, secrets, forbidden and forgotten love. What has their kismet got in store for each one of them. 650 0 $a Pakistanis $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Immigrants $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Fate and fatalism $v Fiction. 651 0 $a Southall (London, England) $v Fiction. 655 7 $a Literature & Fiction. $2 local 941 $a 1 952 $l S1PD771 $d 20180630010353.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=DE53E6067C2A11E89F25433497128E48 994 $a C0 $b JUHInitiate Another SILO Locator Search