In Our Mad and Furious City

by Guy Gunaratne

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'Original, honest voices and a vivid portrayal of a London rarely seen in literature' Paula Hawkins

IN OUR MAD AND FURIOUS CITY is 'a love letter to London's streets' (Stylist): an unforgettable portrait of 48 hours in the life of a housing estate, it was one of the most talked-about debuts of 2018 and will be devoured by fans of THIS IS ENGLAND or THE BRICKS THAT BUILT THE HOUSES.

For Selvon, Ardan and Yusuf, growing up under the towers of Stones Estate, summer means what it does anywhere: football, music and freedom. But now, after the killing of a British soldier, riots are spreading across the city, and nowhere is safe.

While the fury swirls around them, Selvon and Ardan remain focused on their own obsessions, girls and grime. Their friend Yusuf is caught up in a different tide, a wave of radicalism surging through his local mosque, threatening to carry his troubled brother, Irfan, with it.

Provocative, raw, poetic yet tender, IN OUR MAD AND FURIOUS CITY marks the arrival of a major new talent in fiction.

(P)2018 Headline Publishing Group Ltd
  • ISBN10 0374175772
  • ISBN13 9780374175771
  • Publish Date 11 December 2018 (first published 19 April 2018)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Imprint MCD X Fsg Originals
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 288
  • Language English