We Go Around in the Night and are Consumed by Fire
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We Go Around in the Night and are Consumed by Fire by Jules Grant
Voiced by Donna and her streetwise god-daughter Aurora, this thrillingly original crime novel unfolds at breakneck speed - at once furious, tender and heartbreaking.Lesbian gangster and street poet Donna runs the all-female Bronte Close Gang. Carla, single parent and part-time MC, is her closest friend and trusted second-in-command. Together they carve out an empire in the toughest streets of Manchester. Unlike the city's other gangs, run by men caught up in violent turf warfare, the women keep their heads down, doing business their way: partying on Canal Street, selling drugs in perfume atomisers in club toilets, and working as cleaners to account for their illegal income.But when Carla is gunned down everything changes.Voiced by Donna and her streetwise god-daughter Aurora, this thrillingly original crime novel unfolds at breakneck speed - at once furious, tender and heartbreaking. Lesbian gangster and street poet Donna runs the all-female Bronte Close Gang. Carla, single parent and part-time MC, is her closest friend and trusted second-in-command. Together they carve out an empire in the toughest streets of Manchester. Unlike the city's other gangs, run by men caught up in violent turf warfare, the women keep their heads down, doing business their way: partying on Canal Street, selling drugs in perfume atomisers in club toilets, and working as cleaners to account for their illegal income. But when Carla is gunned down everything changes.
Grant, Jules: - Jules Grant is from Manchester. She has an MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck College, University of London. She worked as a barrister for over twenty years. We Go Around In The Night And Are Consumed By Fire is her first novel. The title is inspired by graffiti found on the Hulme overpass in Manchester, and is a translation of a Latin palindrome.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781908434869 |
| ISBN 10 | 1908434864 |
| Title | We Go Around in the Night and are Consumed by Fire |
| Author | Jules Grant |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Myriad Editions |
| Year published | 2016-04-08 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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