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Title: Keeping the House Condition: New EAN: 9781913505080 ISBN: 9781913505080 Publisher: And Other Stories Format: Paperback Release Date: 07/09/2021 Item Height: 198mm Item Length: 129mm Author: Tice Cin Contributor: Max Porter (Edited by) Language: English Description: Shortlisted for the 2022 Jhalak PrizeShortlisted for the 2022 Desmond Elliott PrizeShortlisted for the 2022 British Book Awards, Book of the Year – Discover AwardLonglisted for the 2022 Gordon Burn PrizeLonglisted for the 2022 Swansea University Dylan Thomas PrizeWinner of a 2022 Somerset Maugham AwardCabbages . . . The Turkish variety are prized for their enlarged leaf bud, that's where we put the heroin . . . There's a stash of heroin waiting to be imported, and no one seems sure what to do with it . . . But Ayla's a gardener, and she has a plan.Offering a fresh and funny take on the machinery of the North London heroin trade, Keeping the House lifts the lid on a covert world thriving just beneath notice: not only in McDonald's queues and men's clubs, but in spotless living rooms and whispering kitchens. Spanning three generations, this is the story of the women who keep their family - and their family business - afloat, juggling everything from police surveillance to trickier questions of community, belonging and love. Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Genre: Society & Culture Topic: Social Sciences, Fiction Release Year: 2021
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