The Bricks That Built The Houses Av Kae Tempest

<p><b>THE <i>SUNDAY TIMES </i>BESTSELLER</b><br><b>WINNER OF THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG </b><b>BREAKTHROUGH AUTHOR</b><b> AWARD</b><br><br><u><b>Kae Tempest</b><b>’</b><b>s </b><b>critically acclaimed debut novel, the literary companion to their Mercury-Prize nominated album <i>Everybody Down</i>, takes us into the beating heart of the capital in this </b><b>multi-generational tale of drugs, desire and belonging</b><br></u><br><b>''Soaring … Tempest’s flair for language is tempered by their sense of rhythm and pace … Deeply affectin cinematic in scope; touching in its empathic humanity … Tempest’s voice – by turns raging and tender – never falters'' </b><i>New York Times</i><br><br>Young Londoners Becky, Harry and Leon are leaving town in a fourth-hand Ford Cortina with a suitcase full of money. They are running from jealous boyfriends, dead-end jobs, violent maniacs and disgruntled drug dealers, in the hope of escaping the restless tedium of life in south-east London – the place they have always called home.<br><b>________________________</b><br><b>*This book has been printed with two different cover designs. We are unable to accept requests for a specific cover. The different covers will be assigned to orders at random*</b></p>