A gut punch of a novel BOBBY PALMERThrillingly alive ANDREW McMILLANA storm of a novel LUCY ROSEA searing and heartfelt tragedy of our times THE NEW ARABEveryone should read this JUSTIN MYERSOne of the most gripping novels Ive read in a long time SAMIRA AHMED, Front Row, BBC Radio 4A powerful new novel following a young man as he weighs up the life of safety that his parents want for him and another path on the streets outside his door, from the acclaimed author of Good Intentions.Amir has grown up in Alum Rock, Birmingham, under the care of his sensible older brother, Bilal, and his cousin Saqib, born just a few days before Amir. Alum Rock can be a troubled place, but Amir has managed to keep his head down, worked hard and stayed out of trouble until now.When Saqib is killed in a gang fight and Bilal announces his engagement, Amir suddenly loses the two men who keep him grounded. Amirs university grades are collapsing, hes running out of money, and pressure mounts from every direction. As tensions flare, the friends left around him start to draw Amir into their more dangerous pursuits, and the family ties that have bound him so completely begin to unravel. Amir decides he only has himself to rely on and must take his future into his own hands.This is a blistering story of social expectations and social condemnation, of dead ends and divided loyalties, and of whats left behind when you have nothing left to lose.An unflinching meditation on fractured loyalties Reminiscent...

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