The noise has hounded Zoë for so long that she’s forgotten what silence feels like. To her, quiet is just the momentary lull between the roars of the freight trains, which run parallel to the flat on both sides. ‘The way you bolt upright like that, it’s enough to give me a heart attack,’ Percy […]
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Remember, Mr Sharma
An extract from A. P. Firdaus’s debut novel, Remember, Mr Sharma, published by Sceptre in July 2023. Punjab, 1947 She is alone on the terrace and the light is bleeding out of the sky. She stands with her back to the setting sun, holding a pile of clothes in her arms, and […]
The 392
An extract from Ashley Hickson-Lovence’s debut novel, The 392, published by OWN IT! on 25 April 2019 NATALIE Hackney born and raised, I grew up on the street, the block, the bits, the estate, the hood, the ghetto, the ends, the manor. Whatever you wanna call it, it’s up to you innit, but […]
