Greetings from Bury Park (Blinded by the Light Movie Tie-In) (Paperback) by Sarfraz Manzoor

from secondhandrose

Probably the best memoir of the migrant experience I have read. Safraz's complex relationships with his parents, particularly his father, his race (British Pakistani) and his religion (Muslim) are told with gut wrenching honesty. Although the book is promoted as an exploration of Bruce Springstee...

from mooingzelda

Greetings From Bury Park is a wonderful memoir chronicling Sarfraz Manzoor's upbringing in Luton, focusing on the 1980s and 1990s. Manzoor was born in Pakistan and was brought to live in Britain at a young age, so much of the book details his struggle to reconcile his Pakistani Muslim heritage wi...

from secondhandrose

Probably the best memoir of the migrant experience I have read. Safraz's complex relationships with his parents, particularly his father, his race (British Pakistani) and his religion (Muslim) are told with gut wrenching honesty. Although the book is promoted as an exploration of Bruce Springstee...

from mooingzelda

Greetings From Bury Park is a wonderful memoir chronicling Sarfraz Manzoor's upbringing in Luton, focusing on the 1980s and 1990s. Manzoor was born in Pakistan and was brought to live in Britain at a young age, so much of the book details his struggle to reconcile his Pakistani Muslim heritage wi...