Sean and Cory are cousins with very different attitudes about life. Sean is always studying while Cory, involved in drug dealing, has stabbed a man who was meant to take part in an armed robbery with a notorious crack dealer. Desperate to help his cousin, Sean soon finds himself drawn into this world of easy money and drugs.
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'Vividly rendered...Strong characterisation and richly authentic dialogue' TIME OUT 'A glimpse into an urban nightmare where violence is casual, drugs are the norm...a freshness in the details and in the dialogue - frighteningly believable.' THE INDEPENDENT 'Real tension and suspense... an abosorbing debut from a writer who clearly has important things to say.' OBSERVER 'A powerfully written debut novel.' WALES ON SUNDAY 'Sharp and fiesty, this west side story is dripping with real suspense.' IRELAND THE EXAMINER 'the characterisation and convincing sense of place give the story a confident air of plausibility... A distinctive and unsentimental perspective.' THE TIMES 'A debut novel that marks a major new talent- an authentic voice of Afro-Carribean experience on a West London housing estate.' BOOKS MAGAZINE 'Newland has produced a pot boiler of sorts, with a story line pacy enough to keep the reader interested... An entertaining and pertinent read.' PRIDE MAGAZINE 'full of street-smart wisdom and an ingenious narrative drive.' ARENA
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Courttia Newland is twenty-five and has contributed to various anthologies including DISCO 2000, NEW WRITERS 8, AFROBEAT and TEENAGE KICKS. This is his first novel.
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The sound of Hip Hop swirled and flowed like an unseen mist through flat 36, Denver House, Greenside Estate. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
dat star, touching fists, touched fists, dat brer, will yuh, dat shit, dunno man, out dere, dis time, right den, dem man Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Beechwood House, Insane Shane, Sam Boyd, Cory Bradley, Sean Bradley, Arnos Grove, Danny Campbell, Greenside Estate, Jason Taylor, Ladbroke Grove, Martin Pitt, Take That, Caldervale House, Denver House, Hip Hop, North London, Sergeant Bailey, West London, Amanda Brooks, Aunt Bernice, Felix House, Oakhill House, Ray Bans, West Indian New!
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The sound of Hip Hop swirled and flowed like an unseen mist through flat 36, Denver House, Greenside Estate. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
dat star, touching fists, touched fists, dat brer, will yuh, dat shit, dunno man, out dere, dis time, right den, dem man Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Beechwood House, Insane Shane, Sam Boyd, Cory Bradley, Sean Bradley, Arnos Grove, Danny Campbell, Greenside Estate, Jason Taylor, Ladbroke Grove, Martin Pitt, Take That, Caldervale House, Denver House, Hip Hop, North London, Sergeant Bailey, West London, Amanda Brooks, Aunt Bernice, Felix House, Oakhill House, Ray Bans, West Indian New!
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- Society Within by Courttia Newland in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Some Kind of Black by Diran Adebayo in Front Matter
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