The bricks that built the houses

399 pages

English language

Published May 14, 2016

ISBN:
978-1-62040-901-5
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OCLC Number:
933729347

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"Becky, Harry, and Leon are leaving London in a fourth-hand Ford with a suitcase full of stolen money, in a mess of tangled loyalties and impulses. But can they truly leave the city that's in their bones?....Rich in character and restless in perspective, driven by ethics and empathy, it asks-and seeks to answer-how best to live with and love one another." -- page [2] book jacket.

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This book tells many stories. Not just of the 4 main characters, but also their grandparents, and parents, and uncles and aunts, and friends, and so many people, all complex and intricate and all linked to south London. Such a small area, witness of a myriad of wildly different stories. Witness of these stories, and also changed by them -- a recurring theme is how Peckham is changing, how its businesses, buildings, streets, and people are changing. But still full of ever-changing stories. Many stories. All worth listening to, all worth reading about.

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Subjects

  • Man-woman relationships
  • Families
  • Lesbians
  • Friendship
  • City and town life
  • Fiction

Places

  • England
  • London