The Corner Shop: A BBC 2 Between the Covers Book Club Pick

by	Babita Sharma

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Weight	0.2 kg
Dimensions	2.2 × 12.8 × 19.6 cm
by	Babita Sharma
format	Paperback
Language	English
Pages	272
publisher	John Murray Press
Year Published	2020-4-2
Imprint	Two Roads
Publication City/Country	London, United Kingdom
ISBN 10	1473673232
About The Author	Babita Sharma is a journalist, TV presenter and news anchor for the BBC. She presents Newsday on BBC World News, covering major global news events including the Trump-Kim Summit in Singapore, the EU Referendum, the Rio Olympics and the award-winning BBC 100 Women series. Passionate about diversity and mental health issues, Babita mentors BAME journalists and also works with the charity Mind.Babita presented BBC Two's Dangerous Borders: The Story of India & Pakistan. The documentary series took Babita to the India/Pakistan border 70 years after Partition, following in the footsteps of her family who were directly affected. The Corner Shop is her first book. It follows her critically acclaimed documentary Booze, Beans & Bhajis: The Story of the Corner Shop broadcast on BBC Four, BBC News Channel and BBC World News. Babita is married and lives in London.
	Part memoir, part social history, The Corner Shop is a gentle, charming and at times poignant look at our nation of shopkeepers . . . human, accessible and informative; a nuanced exploration of part of British Asian life that has long been stereotyped – and therein lies this book's strength.
Other text	A personal story from the child of corner shop owners that explores how these tiny open-all-hours shops changed our country — as heard on Saturday Live, and a Radio 4 Book of the Week. Shortlisted for Business Book of the Year 2020: An Exceptional Book that Promotes Diversity.

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