The Room Of Lost Things by Stella Duffy

The Room Of Lost Things by Stella Duffy

Under his railway arch in Loughborough Junction, South London, Robert Sutton is taking leave of a lifetime of hard work. His dry-cleaning shop lies at the heart of a lively community, a fixed point in a changing world. And, as he explains to his successor, young East Londoner Akeel, it is also the resting place for the contents of his customers' pockets - and for their secrets and lies. As he helps Akeel to make a new life out of his old one, Robert also hands on all he knows of his world: the dirty dip of the Thames; the parks, rare green oases in a desert of high-rises and decaying mansion blocks; and the varied lives that converge at the junction. Humming with life, packed tight with detail, The Room of Lost Things is a hymn of love to a great and overflowing city, and a profoundly human story that holds us in its grip from the first sentence until the last.

Stella Duffy is a writer who never lets you down, and this is her most ambitious, satisfying book yet* Ali Smith *
Stella Duffy strides into a whole new league with her lyrical, gritty, deeply affecting journey into the heart and soul of south London. * Manda Scott *

Stella Duffy is the author of seven novels and the Saz Martin crime series. She has published over thirty short stories, many feature articles and also writes for radio and theatre. Stella Duffy grew up in New Zealand and now lives in London. In addition to her writing work she is an actor and improviser.

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ISBN 13	9781844082131
ISBN 10	184408213X
Title	The Room Of Lost Things
Author	Stella Duffy
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Little, Brown Book Group
Year published	2009-01-29
Number of pages	320
Prizes	Winner of Stonewall Writer of the Year 2008 (UK), Long-listed for Orange Prize 2008 (UK)
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.