Monica Ali Bolton, England. Her father is originally from the district of Mymensingh. She went to Bolton School and then studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Wadham College, Oxford. "Brick Lane" – named after Brick Lane, a street at the heart of London's Bangladeshi community – follows the life of Nazneen, a Bangladeshi woman who moves to London at the age of 18, to marry an older man, Chanu. They live in Tower Hamlets. At first her English consists only of "sorry" and "thank you;" the novel explores her life and adaptations in the community, as well as the character of Chanu,
London Brick Company Italians settled in Bletchley as they did in Bedford or Peterborough, there is still a substantial community there. In addition to the Italian communities, workers from the Punjab region of India arrived in the 1950s and 60s to work at the Stewartby brickworks. The majority of the Indians were from the Nawanshahr district of Punjab, and settled with their families in Bedford. The company estimates that 5 million houses in the United Kingdom are built using Fletton brick. London Brick Company The London Brick Company is a leading British manufacturer of bricks owned by Forterra plc. The London Brick Company