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A pebble in the throat : growing up between two continents /
by Mir, Aasmah.
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BookPublisher: London : Headline, 2023Description: 362 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9781472288523 (hbk.) :; 1472288521 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 920 MIRSubject(s): Mir, Aasmah -- Childhood and youth | Mir, Aasmah -- Homes and haunts -- Scotland -- Glasgow | Mir, Aasmah -- Family | Pakistanis -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- Biography | Biography | Biography | Scotland | Pakistan | Biography & non-fiction prose | Autobiography: arts & entertainment | Memoirs | Glasgow (Scotland) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century | Glasgow (Scotland) -- Race relationsSummary: 'A Pebble In The Throat' is two stories told in unison. Aasmah Mir growing up in Glasgow - the place of her birth - and the upbringing of her mother in Pakistan a generation before. It is an emotional and thought-provoking narrative on what it is like to live in two very different cultures whilst all the time aware of racism, prejudice and stereotyping of gender from the 1960s onwards.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book - Adult Hardback | Southport Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 920 MIR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 003113994X |
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'A Pebble In The Throat' is two stories told in unison. Aasmah Mir growing up in Glasgow - the place of her birth - and the upbringing of her mother in Pakistan a generation before. It is an emotional and thought-provoking narrative on what it is like to live in two very different cultures whilst all the time aware of racism, prejudice and stereotyping of gender from the 1960s onwards.
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