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.
