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SHORTLISTED FORTHE WHITBREAD FIRST NOVEL AWARD
'A hugely assurecl and very moving first növel' Mark Haddon, Sunday Telegraph
'A remarkable first novel
vibrant .exotic' Sunday Times
Identical twins Georgia and Bessi live in the loft of 26 Waifer Avenue. It is a place of beanbags, nectarines and secrets, and visitors must always knock before entering. Down below there is not such harmony. Their Nigérián mother puts cayenne pepper on herYorkshire pudding and has mysterious ways of dealing with homesickness; their father angrily roams the streets of Neasden, prey to the demons of his Derbyshire upbringing. Forced to create their own identities, the Hunter children build a separate universe. Older sister Bel discovers sex, high heels and organic hairdressing, the twins prepare for a flapjack empire, and baby sister Kemy learns to moonwalk for Michael Jackson. It is when reality comes knocking that the fantasies of childhood start to give way.
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SHORTLISTED FORTHE WHITBREAD FIRST NOVEL AWARD
'A hugely assurecl and very moving first növel' Mark Haddon, Sunday Telegraph
'A remarkable first novel
vibrant .exotic' Sunday Times
Identical twins Georgia and Bessi live in the loft of 26 Waifer Avenue. It is a place of beanbags, nectarines and secrets, and visitors must always knock before entering. Down below there is not such harmony. Their Nigérián mother puts cayenne pepper on herYorkshire pudding and has mysterious ways of dealing with homesickness; their father angrily roams the streets of Neasden, prey to the demons of his Derbyshire upbringing. Forced to create their own identities, the Hunter children build a separate universe. Older sister Bel discovers sex, high heels and organic hairdressing, the twins prepare for a flapjack empire, and baby sister Kemy learns to moonwalk for Michael Jackson. It is when reality comes knocking that the fantasies of childhood start to give way.
How will Georgia and Bessi cope in a world of separateness and solitude, and which of them will be stronger?
'The Great Neasden Növel has arrived .Haunting and cherishable A hugely promising debut'
Independent
'A dazzling debut .1 adored this book; I defy anyone to read the final pages without tears in their eyes. Easily the best book of the year so far' Scotsman
'Mature and freshly perceptive, creating not only a warmly funny növel of Neasden childhood but a haunting account of the loss of innocence and mentái disintegration' | Guardian I Vissza