{"product_id":"brixton-rock-9781529428858b","title":"Brixton Rock","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\"Pacy; witty; his characters are real and recognisable\" LINTON KWESI JOHNSON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Alex Wheatle is the real deal; he writes with heart and authenticity, books that make you laugh and worry and cry and hold your breath\" KIT DE WAAL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Alex Wheatle writes from a place of honesty and passion\" STEVE McQUEEN, director of Small Axe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e South London in the 1980s. Sixteen-year-old Brenton Brown is the mixed-race child of a mother he has never met. He's been living in a children's home all his life, and when he is unexpectedly reunited with his mother, Cynthia, his whole world seems poised to change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The best thing happens: Brenton has a family at last.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e And then the worst: Brenton falls in love with his beautiful half-sister, Juliet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As tensions brew in Brixton, Brenton finds himself embroiled in a violent feud with a killer. Vengeance seems like the only option as Brenton hurtles towards an explosive climax which will risk everything.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Brixton Rock is the extraordinary debut of one of the UK's finest writers, a pitch-perfect depiction of South London life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e \"A triumph . . . This is a debut which confirms its author is a pro in prose\" \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Arcadia Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42822161465424,"sku":"9781529428858B","price":7.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781529428858-l.jpg?v=1785886737","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/fr\/products\/brixton-rock-9781529428858b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}