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24%OFFAlex Wheatle - East of Acre Lane - 9780007225620 - V9780007225620
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East of Acre Lane

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Description for East of Acre Lane Paperback. East of Acre Lane is the fast-paced and razor sharp story of a young man trying to do the right thing and establishes Alex Wheatle as the exciting new voice of the urban experience. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJPN; FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 244.

‘Alex Wheatle writes from a place of honesty and passion’ Steve McQueen, director of Small Axe

East of Acre Lane is the fast-paced and razor sharp story of a young man trying to do the right thing from celebrated author Alex Wheatle, one of the figures who inspired Steve McQueen’s Small Axe ... Read more

It is 1981, and Brixton is on the verge of exploding. Biscuit lives with his mother, brother and sister, trapped hustling on the frontline for the South London badman Nunchucks. As the patience of the community breaks and the riots erupt, Biscuit must make a choice that could change his life forever.

‘His prose is as sharp as a barber’s cutthroat and the hard edged dialogue perfectly captures that London vibe. Thrilling, very funny, and most of all a page turner’ Courttia Newland

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Product Details

Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007225620
SKU
V9780007225620
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-99

About Alex Wheatle
Alex Wheatle is the award wining author of Brixton Rock which was published in 1998. He lives in South London with his wife and three children. He is also a performance poet and MC.

Reviews for East of Acre Lane
‘Alex Wheatle's second novel is a rhythmic, fast-talking tour of the tower blocks of South London.The strength of the novel lies in the characters who form Biscuit's posse … writing in a street slang that reads like an urgent urban poetry, Wheatle catches the dialogue of the friends and contrasts it with passages of distilled description. He observes meticulously the ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for East of Acre Lane


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