Brixton Rock av Alex Wheatle

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"Pacy; witty; his characters are real and recognisable" LINTON KWESI JOHNSON<BR/><BR/>"Alex Wheatle is the real deal; he writes with heart and authenticity, books that make you laugh and worry and cry and hold your breath" KIT DE WAAL<BR/><BR/>"Alex Wheatle writes from a place of honesty and passion" STEVE McQUEEN, director of Small Axe<BR/><BR/> South London in the 1980s. Sixteen-year-old Brenton Brown is the mixed-race child of a mother he has never met. He's been living in a children's home all his life, and when he is unexpectedly reunited with his mother, Cynthia, his whole world seems poised to change.<BR/><BR/> The best thing happens: Brenton has a family at last.<BR/><BR/> And then the worst: Brenton falls in love with his beautiful half-sister, Juliet.<BR/><BR/> As tensions brew in Brixton, Brenton finds himself embroiled in a violent feud with a killer. Vengeance seems like the only option as Brenton hurtles towards an explosi