{"product_id":"9781472288523-pebble-in-the-throat","title":"A Pebble In The Throat","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrowing Up Between Two Continents. A charming dual memoir of Aasmah Mir and her mother's experiences growing up as young women in Glasgow and Pakistan. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR NON-FICTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I loved this book . incredibly moving' Reverend Richard Coles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A treasure of a book' Fern Britton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe heart-warming memoir from the much-loved broadcaster\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Pebble in the Throat \u003c\/i\u003eis the coming of age story of Aasmah Mir's childhood growing up in 1970s Glasgow. From a vivacious child to a teenage loner, Aasmah candidly shares the highs and lows of growing up between two cultures - trying to fit in at school and retreating to the safe haven of a home inhabited by her precious but distant little brother and Helen, her family's Glaswegian guardian angel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntricately woven into this moving memoir is the story of Aasmah's mother, as we follow her own life as a young girl in 1950s Pakistan to 1960s Scotland and beyond. Both mother and daughter fight, are defeated and triumph in different battles in this sharp and moving story. \u003ci\u003eA Pebble in the Throat\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable memoir about family, identity and finding yourself where you are.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40829331374177,"sku":"9781472288523","price":20.17,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/ec240337e2bf8602bf4634195395860f_60b46934-70b0-4155-8e31-1cc16ec66ea6.png?v=1701850590","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781472288523-pebble-in-the-throat","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}