Brick lane book6/9/2023 Though, if I fast forward to the twentieth century, the London question is in some respects irrelevant to Brick Lane the novel, as central character Nazneen, the perfect girl from the village turned wife and mother, rarely strays beyond the confines of Tower Hamlets and Brick Lane. I have often wondered if my feelings about London stem from a deep rooted disappointment that I am never greeted by hansom cabs or murky fog, or charming ragamuffin urchin children. Of course, I read a lot of books about London, but nothing contemporary. My antipathy towards London is more of a vague feeling of disquiet when I step off the train at St Panaceas that I do not feel when I arrive in Paris, or New York. Gosh, that makes me sound quite the northern yokel, doesn’t it? I’m not talking about a full on phobia as such, I’m not scared of big cities, traffic or street crime, and I usually love the sense of anticipation that I get when I’m in the city, the feeling that anything could happen. I’ve always wanted to conquer my London aversion, and go and walk down Brick Lane.
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