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Mymensingh District

Is the region where Nazneen and her sister Hasina were born in northern Bangladesh.

Tower Hamlets

Is the name of the London community where Nazneen and Chanu live with other Bangladeshi immigrants.

Gouripur

Is the name of the village in which Nazneen was born. In London, she often daydreams of it and the simple life they had there.

Ice-Skating

Nazneen sees this for the first time on British television. She is mesmerized by the sport and she often pretends that she is one of the stars.

Mrs. Islam's handkerchiefs

Used by Mrs. Islam to give signals to her sons during business deals, just as she did with her husband when he was alive.

Dhaka

Is the capital city of Bangladesh. It is where Hasina lives and works, and it is where Chanu goes when he returns to Bangladesh.

Garment factory

The place where Hasina works in...

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