Monica Ali

Monica Ali is a British writer of Bangladeshi and English descent, best known for her debut novel Brick Lane, published in 2003 and shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. The book follows Nazneen, a young woman who leaves her village for an arranged marriage in London, and it was adapted into a 2007 film of the same name. Her other novels include Alentejo Blue, Untold Story and In the Kitchen, and her fifth, Love Marriage, came out in 2022.