{"product_id":"before-the-millennium-paperback","title":"Before the Millennium - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKarim Khan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA snowwoman from Pakistan - full of songs, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ehopes, and dreams...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the final days of 1999 draw near, Pakistani migrants, Zoya and Iqra, work side by side in Woolworth's Oxford Cowley branch - anxious and excited for what's to come in the new millennium. At their Christmas staff party, the pair encounter a mysterious new girl - Faiza - who threatens to alter everything they thought they knew about their friendship and their future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMagical, tender and quietly radical, \u003ci\u003eBefore the Millennium\u003c\/i\u003e is a lyrical new play from award-winning playwright, \u003cbr\u003eKarim Khan - charting the joys of a lifechanging friendship, the icy bitterness of homesickness and the sacrifice of migration. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition was published to coincide with the production at Old Fire Station, Oxford, in December 2025.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKarim Khan \u003c\/b\u003eis an Oxford-based playwright and screenwriter. His award-winning play Brown Boys Swim was a sell-out hit at the Edinburgh Fringe before transferring to Soho Theatre and touring nationally. He is currently developing new work with the Royal Court, National Theatre and Soho Theatre, and recently wrote for All Creatures Great and Small, winning Best Debut at the Edinburgh TV Festival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 12, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44534842556551,"sku":"9781350614055","price":21.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/Gsf48rk7OD9781350614055.webp?v=1777218434","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/before-the-millennium-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}