These Streets by Luan Goldie
From the author of Nightingale Point, longlisted for the Womens Prize for Fiction, comes a new thought-provoking and timely novel. A sharp, funny, wonderful writer Diana Evans, Ordinary PeoplePraise for These Streets
‘The line between home and homelessness is extremely thin and filled with judgement, but These Streets turns a spotlight on the strength and resilience required to overcome physical and emotional adversity that never should have been yours in the first placeImportant and remarkable’ Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry
‘Luan Goldie is one of the most important voices in contemporary British fiction . . . A story of resilience, family and community, it is finely wrought and unnervingly timely’ Kia Abdullah, Next of Kin
‘Intense and powerful novel’ Platinum
‘A brilliant book written with warmth and sensitivity that I recommend most highly. I loved it unreservedly’ My Weekly
Praise for Luan Goldie
‘A beautiful novel. It was a real pleasure to read’ Jing-Jing Lee, author of How We Disappeared
‘It’s just so masterfully written – it had me completely gripped from the very first page’ Beth O’Leary, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Flatshare
‘Luan Goldie writes with a tender, delicate hand and extraordinary compassion for her characters . . . Big-hearted, tender and hopeful . . . a true tonic for our times’ Kia Abdullah, author of Take It Back
‘Luan Goldie is one to watch. Her writing is heartfelt and sublime’ Abir Mukherjee, author of A Necessary Evil and Smoke and Ashes
‘So much warmth in the description of a working-class community . . . it’s not perfect or idealistic, but it’s warm and recognisable’ Jendella Benson, contributing editor for Black Ballad
‘Pacey and powerful’ Mail on Sunday
‘The type of story that will stay with you long after you’ve read the last page’ Closer
‘A story of hope, a cheer to the strength and importance of community and resilience. Beautiful, assured and sincere’ Platinum magazine
Luan Goldie is a primary school teacher from East London. Her debut novel Nightingale Point was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction and the RSL Ondaatje Prize. She has written several short stories and is the winner of the Costa Short Story Award 2017 for her short story ‘Two Steak Bakes and Two Chelsea Buns’. She was also shortlisted for the London Short Story Prize in 2018 and the Grazia/Orange First Chapter competition in 2012. In 2019 she was shortlisted for the h100 awards in the Publishing and Writing category. Her short stories have appeared in HELLO! magazine, Sunday Express and The Good Journal.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780008419684 |
| ISBN 10 | 000841968X |
| Title | These Streets |
| Author | Luan Goldie |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2023-02-16 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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