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Kevin Rushby, The Guardian
'...charming, brilliant, affectionate and quietly impassioned… …this is a wonderful book.'
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‘Charming, brilliant, affectionate and quietly impassioned . . . he lets the stories speak for themselves . . . [He has a] deft way with dialogue . . . a wonderful book . . . balanced, humane and life-affirming. I hope it sells out faster than cases of Chalky’s “Coat de Roen”’
(Kevin Rushby, Guardian 20050422)‘Tarquin Hall is right at the heart of what he writes about . . . Hall’s new friends spring brilliantly to life off the page . . . it’s hard to imagine a more moving or more telling record of lives on the edge’
(Caroline Gascoigne, Sunday Times 20050413)‘What started out as a series of entertaining character sketches turns into an instructive investigation of “Englishness” . . . While Hall does not sidestep the problems raised by immigration, his forthright and funny book is a timely reminder of the revitalising effect “foreigners” have had on the mongrel race that proudly describes itself as “the English”.’ (Peter Parker, Daily Telegraph 20050326)
'I was absolutely riveted. It's funny, enlightening and very moving - but moving in a quiet, understated, English way, without any mawkish sentimentality. It has given me lots of new insights into the complexities and nuances of 'acculturation', and I'm recommending it to all my friends just because it's such a good read.' (Kate Fox, author of Watching the English 20051127)
‘He has a fine ear for the myriad speech patterns of the East End’s varied inhabitants . . . pertinent and unusually insightful views on the whole “illegal immigrant” issue . . . gripping’ (Daily Mail 20060423)
‘In this entertaining account of a year living on Brick Lane in London’s East End, Hall cannily plays the bewildered public schoolboy to a range of different characters.’ (Times Literary Supplement 20060422)
'Such a light, playful book and yet with a compelling tow which takes you into the myriad realities of life in the East End of London.' (Yasmin Alibhai-Brown 20060416)
'Fascinating and funny' (Sunday Times 20060520)
‘He fleshes out figures that are usually little more than symbols for political viewpoints, and the result is a Dickensian tale of the modern underclass that serves as an answer to negative immigration issues’
(Guardian 20060520)‘A thought-provoking read . . . fascinating insights into fractured lives. And Hall’s affectionate portrayals of eccentric acquaintances enhance this touching portrait no end’
(Metro 20050601)'Tender and harrowing'
(The Times )'He brings a sharp eye and a dry humour to his descriptions'
(Anthony Sattin, Sunday Times )'Hall has produced an inclusive, insider's portrait of Brick Lane...rich and humane enough to hold its own' - Laurence Phelan
(Independent on Sunday )'Just like a Dickens novel, Salaam Brick Lane features comic characters, tear-jerking melodrama, plenty of roguery and an overarching romantic plot in which a plucky young couple overcome familial disapproval' - John Dugdale
(Guardian )'This is an involving and rather heartening book full of carefully observed characters...Tarquin...is superb on multiculturalism' - Phil Baker
(The Sunday Times )‘A unique take on the tales of asylum seekers, Bangladeshi families fearing a loss of culture and a search for the real East Enders who, it turns out ironically, are simply immigrants from years gone by.’
(Derby Evening Telegraph, Simon Burch )‘A gem of a book that reveals a hidden world lying right on our doorstep. As the stories unfold, so does our appreciation for Tarquin Hall’s acute eye and for the gentle power of his narrative’
(Saira Shah, writer and broadcaster )‘Salaam Brick Lane is a compelling journey of discovery by an outsider in his own city and offers an explicit glimpse of this quarter of London’
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