Locks (inbunden, eng)

<p><i>&lsquo;1993 was the year that Stephen Lawrence got murdered by racists, and I became an angry Black lad with a &ldquo;chip on his shoulder&rdquo;&rsquo;</i><br><br>Aeon, a mixed-up and mixed-race teenager from a leafy Liverpool suburb, is desperate to understand the Black identity thrust upon him.

He grows dreadlocks and immerses himself in &lsquo;gangsta&rsquo; rap. But Aeon&rsquo;s journey of self-discovery is hampered by the fact that the only Black people in his life are his dad and his cousin, Increase.<br><br>Aeon&rsquo;s ambition to find his place in the world takes him to Jamaica.

Here, Aeon soon finds that smoking loads of weed, growing messy locks and wearing massive red boots don&rsquo;t necessarily help him to fit in. Within days of his arrival he is mugged, arrested and banged up in a Jamaican detention centre. Seen as the &lsquo;White boy&rsquo;, he finds that his journey of self-discovery has only just begun &ndash; and he&rsquo;s going to have to fight for the respect and recognition he deserves .

. .<br><br>A coming-of-age comedy of errors, <i>Locks</i> is an electric debut novel about growing up, wising up, and finding your place in a world of opposites.<br>_____<br><br><b>'Blends humour and introspection, poetry and the poignant'</b> - Derek Owusu, author of the Desmond Elliott Prize-winning <i>That Reminds Me</i><br><b>'Irreverent, authentic and utterly enthralling.

A wonderful book' </b>- Jimmy McGovern, creator of the drama series <i>Cracker</i><br><b>'Twisty, energetic, voice-led . . . Nugent is pure talent'</b> - Raymond Antrobus, author of the Rathbones Folio Prize-winning <i>The Perseverance</i><br><b>'Thought provoking and funny' </b>- David Beckler, author of <i>A Long Shadow</i></p>

Format	Inbunden
Omfång	352 sidor
Språk	Engelska
Förlag	Pan Macmillan
Utgivningsdatum	2023-06-22
ISBN	9781529097894