Monica Ali's literary debut is re-issued this month to tie in with the film adaptation of the book. Shortlisted for the 2003 Booker Prize, it traces the transformation of a of Asian girl, Nazneen. 'Ali has an impressive command of her story, but her real gift is in the richness of the lives she has created, populating Nazneen's London with a very entertaining cast of comic characters' "Times"