From the author of Nightingale Point,longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2020,comes a new thought-provoking novel.
Jess is a single mother to two teenage children,and although life can be tough she's just about keeping things together. But when her landlord asks her to move on so he can sell the house they're living in without warning,Jess's worries take on a whole new meaning. As Jess struggles to regain her footing,cracks begin to appear in other areas of her life and suddenly she feels she's failing at everything. Her daughter Hazel is becoming more and more distant,her son Jacob is struggling to find where he fits in the world,and the menacing spectre of Jess's older brother,someone she cut out of her life years ago,begins to make his presence felt again.
Jess knows she's the only one who can keep her family together,but how can she keep going when life keeps beating her back
Set on the streets of East London,These Streets is a searing and powerful novel that explores how we are meant to find our place in a world that is designed for only the privileged to succeed. Beautiful and honest,it is an essential story about living in Britain today.
Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersISBN: 9780008419677Number of pages: 384Weight: 630 gDimensions: 240 x 159 x 32 mm
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'A beautiful novel. It was a real pleasure to read'- Jing-Jing Lee,author of How We Disappeared
'It's just so masterfully written - it had me completely gripped from the very first page'- Beth O'Leary,author of The Flatshare
'Luan Goldie writes with a tender,delicate hand and extraordinary compassion for her characters... Big-hearted,tender and hopeful... a true tonic for our times'- Kia Abdullah,author of Take It Back
'Luan Goldie is one to watch. Her writing is heartfelt and sublime'- Abir Mukherjee,author of A Necessary Evil
'So much warmth in the description of a working-class community... it's not perfect or idealistic,but it's warm and recognisable'- Jendella Benson,contributing editor for Black Ballad
'Pacey and powerful'-Mail on Sunday
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