Tonsil stones range from white to yellow in color and are often (but not always) visible, sometimes looking like pus. I’d thought I wasn’t really into it and then when I was 42 quite a few friends and relatives the same age had children and I suddenly felt like the last woman standing and had this nagging voice in my head of do you not want to at least experience all of this, pregnancy and motherhood and see what it is? Cookies collect information about your preferences and your devices and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. But we know how she deals with that, and whatever she does next, Mir is a woman who has already found her voice. The Scottish National Book Awards have been awarded by the Saltire Society since 1937 and in are now supported by The National Library of Scotland and the Scottish Historical Review Trust, and by the estate of Saltire Society Member Alistair George Gunn.

A Pebble in the Throat: Growing up Between Two Continents A Pebble in the Throat: Growing up Between Two Continents

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Read about how we’ll protect and use your data in our Privacy Notice. Aasmah Mir growing up in Glasgow – the place of her birth – and the upbringing of her mother in Pakistan a generation before. incredibly moving' Reverend Richard Coles'A treasure of a book' Fern Britton 'Full of beauty, wit and inner strength' Samira AhmedThe heart-warming memoir from the much-loved broadcasterA Pebble in the Throat is the eloquent and moving memoir of Aasmah Mir's childhood growing up in 1970s Glasgow. Come down the travelators, exit Sainsbury's, turn right and follow the pedestrianised walkway to Crown Walk and turn right - and Coles will be right in front of you.So I suppose in a way that’s a good thing because it means you’re not a people pleaser or constantly looking for people to hitch your wagon to.

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Aasmah and her mother are different personalities but both are spirited and engaging, offering different sides of the immigrant experience across the generational divide. And I’m not innocent, I got involved in that as well when people forgot and left me alone, so I’m not saying I’m perfect. Intricately woven into this moving memoir is the story of Aasmah's mother, as we follow her own life as a young girl in 1950s Pakistan to 1960s Scotland and beyond. I found it incredibly moving and it made me think and rethink how the narratives that shape who we are and how we fit in are not givens but negotiations and always up for revision. These awards have a proud history of celebrating the extraordinary richness in the work of our authors, publishers and designers and we congratulate everyone who has been shortlisted this year.From a vivacious child to a teenage loner, Aasmah candidly shares the highs and lows of growing up between two cultures - trying to fit in at school and retreating to the safe haven of a home inhabited by her precious but distant little brother and Helen, her family's Glaswegian guardian angel.