This Lovely City (Louise Hare)
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Louise Hare
Large Paperback
An atmospheric and utterly compelling debut novel about a Jamaican immigrant living in postwar London,This Lovely Cityshows that new arrivals have always been the prime suspects but that even in the face of anger and fear, there is always hope.
London, 1950. With the war over and London still rebuilding, jazz musician Lawrie Matthews has answered Englands call for labour. Arriving from Jamaica aboard theEmpire Windrush,hes rented a tiny room in south London and fallen in love with the girl next door.
Playing in Sohos jazz clubs by night and pacing the streets as a postman by day, Lawrie has poured his heart into his new home and its alive with possibility. Until one morning, while crossing a misty common, he makes a terrible discovery.
As the local community rallies, fingers of blame point at those who were recently welcomed with openspects in a tragedy that threatens to tear the city apart. Immersive, poignant, and utterly compelling, Louise Hares debut examines the complexities of love and belonging, and teaches us that even in the face of anger and fear, there is always hope.
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