简介：AyoungBangladeshiwoman,Nazneem,arrivesin1980sLondon,leavingbehindherbelovedsisterandhome,foranarrangedmarriageandanewlife.TrappedwithinthefourwallsofherflatinEastLondon,andinalovelessmarriagewiththemiddleagedChanu,shefearshersoulisquietlydying.HersisterHasina,meanwhile,continuestoliveacarefreelifebackinBangladesh,stumblingfromoneadventuretothenext.Nazneenstrugglestoacceptherlifestyle,andkeepsherheaddowninspiteoflife'sblows,butshesoondiscoversthatlifecannotbeavoided-andisforcedtoconfrontitthedaythatthehotheadedyoungKarimcomesknockingatherdoor.…