In our last discussion we talked about the significance of clothing in Brick Lane. Paying special attention to the sari, we noted the significance behind how and which garments are worn in the novel. One aspect of this discussion on clothing that stood out to me in this last section of reading was the relationship between clothes and letters. In multiple scenes, we see Nazneen either hiding the letters from her sister within clothing. In one instance the unread letters are kept away in Nazneen’s underwear drawer until Chanu is out of the house. Towards the end of the novel, we are left with the striking scene of Nazneen concealing her sister’s letter within the underskirt of her sari. Throughout the book, the correspondence with Hasina acts as a sort of semi-subversive feminine sub-plot… Hasina is, in a lot of ways, a complete opposite to her sister Nazneen. Nazneen conceals her sister underneath her clothing—specifically underneath her underwear—as a way of concealing her sister’s so-called impropriety. What’s interesting is that Hasina’s story is so closely linked to Nazneen’s body. It is almost as if Ali is suggesting the existence of an untold story beneath the sari of all women, and that perhaps that story should be told (rather than hidden). Even more interesting is the fact that the last letter reveals the secret of Nazneen’s mother’s infidelity—in this way, the letter and it’s physical proximity to Nazneen—underneath her clothing—represents a certain familial truth and bond between the women.