Greetings from Bury Park

by Sarfraz Manzoor

Sarfraz Manzoor was two years old when his family emigrated from Pakistan to join his father in Bury Park, Luton. His teenage years were a constant battle to reconcile being both British and Muslim. But when his best friend introduced him to Bruce Springsteen, his life changed for ever. In this affectionate and timely memoir, Manzoor retraces his journey from the frustrations of his childhood to his reaction to the tragedies of 9/11 and 7/7.

Original, darkly tender and wryly amusing, this is an inspiring tribute to the power of music to transcend race and religion and a moving account of a relationship between father and son.

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Reviews

[carlalouisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.9
für schullektüren standard erstaunlich einfühlsam. man bekommt verschiedene blicke und perspektiven und die art und weise, wie eigentlich eine eher unspektakuläre handlung erzählt wird, ist erstaunlich erfrischend. ich seh das buch allerdings eher als sammlung von geschichten, was auch mein kritikpunkt ist, da das buch für memoiren erstaunlich wenig chronologie hat. besides that denke ich, dass der autor das thema erwachsen werden unter seinen zuständen gut verarbeitet hat und auch mit konfliktfeldern ‚anders-sein' & 'kulturelle familientradition' spielen kann.

[Leonie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Für ein Schulbuch gar nicht mal so schlimm

[marie ellen · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars
"Greetings from Bury Park" is quite an interesting memoir. I was very touched by Sarfraz's Story and I really liked the fact that throughout the book you could tell that he's maturing and reflecting on his mindset in the past.
I'm actually glad I had to read this book as a school assignment.

[tamy⋆⁺₊⋆ ☾⋆⁺₊⋆ · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.8 stars. Quite nice and in some way I can relate to Sarfraz´ identity crisis. This book made me feel really understood.