A Pebble In The Throat: Growing Up Between Two Continents

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Margot Robbie stars as the eponymous fashion doll in this live-action adventure directed by Greta... Hive Store Ltd 2020. (hive.co.uk) is registered in England. Company number: 07300106. VAT number: 444950437. I loved this book ... incredibly moving' Reverend Richard Coles'A treasure of a book' Fern Britton 'Full of beauty, wit and inner strength' Samira AhmedThe heart-warming memoir from the much-loved broadcasterA Pebble in the Throat is the eloquent and moving memoir of Aasmah Mir's childhood growing up in 1970s Glasgow.

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Scotland’s Lascar Heritage by Isobel McDonald, Malini Chakrabarty, Emily Malcolm, David Featherstone, Emily Munro, Hasaam Latif, Derek Law, Kulsum Shabbir, Sarwar Hassan, Tareq Abdullah, Aqsa Arif, Aaron Jaffer (Glasgow Museums Publishing) Occasionally the sporadic jumps through time feels a little disorientating, but on the whole it's effective in telling a linear story. There's a fair amount of conflict at play (between people, between cultures), and the stucture is important in guiding the reader along a journey towards understanding and conciliation.A Pebble in the Throat is 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. The Old Red Sandstone, or, New Walks in an Old Field by Hugh Miller, edited by Michael A Taylor and Ralph O Connor (NMS Enterprises)

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I will be thinking of Aasmah's story for a very long time. She writes with such richness of her life, such detail of her time at school and the love for her young brother. This book will resonate with many people no matter that they be Christian or Muslim, British or Pakistani. A treasure of a book. -- Fern Britton Moving between her and her mother's life, it reveals parts of the Pakistani immigrant experience that are rarely seen on our bookshelves. Aasmah's raw, and honest account of her family life will blow you away! -- Saima MirA Pebble in the Throat is 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. In most people, symptoms will get better following these self-help tips. However, for some people symptoms can recur off and on for several months. When to see your GP The winners of all six prizes, as well as the Saltire Scottish Book of the Year, The Lifetime Achievement Award, The Ross Roy Medal and three industry awards, will be announced at a ceremony in Glasgow on 7th December 2023. They will each receive an award by artist Simon Baker of Evergreen Studios. From 1st July 2021, VAT will be applicable to those EU countries where VAT is applied to books - this additional charge will be collected by Fed Ex (or the Royal Mail) at the time of delivery. Shipments to the USA & Canada: A Pebble In The Throat captures life from the lens of a little girl, teenage loner, and grown-up student leaving the safety of home – a witness, sitting on the edge of two cultures, describing what it means to be striving for acceptance in one whilst attempting to fulfil expectations in the other. It will capture the essence of life as a Pakistani in Glasgow and bring vividly to life the one character who shaped her childhood – her mother – who gave her the confidence to seize life and find her voice.

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I especially loved finding out more about my Aunt’s upbringing in Pakistan which shaped her in to the amazing woman she is. I loved this book partly because Aasmah Mir has such a good way with detail that she can with conjure Glasgow in the 80s or Pakistan in the 60s so vividly and economically it's like looking at snapshots in a photo album; but what I loved most were the moments when you sense her - and her mother - understanding that the world and their place in it is not what was advertised and they are going to have to work and sometimes fight to secure that place. I found it incredibly moving and it made me think and rethink how the narratives that shape who we are and how we fit in are not givens but negotiations and always up for revision. -- Reverend Richard Coles

The narration is split between mother and daughter, each speaking in first person, and although there is clearly only one authorial voice, Mir captures authenticity in both perspectives. Aasmah and her mother are different personalities but both are spirited and engaging, offering different sides of the immigrant experience across the generational divide. Scotland’s National Book Awards, co-ordinated by the Saltire Society, recognise work across six literary categories, comprising fiction, non-fiction, research, history, poetry and first book. This year’s shortlists include books on everything from climate change and friendship to King James VI. Smoking causes irritation to your throat. By stopping smoking, you can help to improve your globus symptoms.