Brixton Hill is a teasing study of desperate lives delivered in a series of charged encounters on the streets of south London. Rob must be very careful - one false step and it could set him back years. But who exactly is this woman who seems to have a growing interest in him? He helps her up and they exchange a few words before parting ways, but she's made a lasting impression on him.įrom that day on, Rob keeps an eye out for her - and always seems to get lucky with a sighting.ĭespite coming from very different worlds, the pair slowly become acquainted and Rob gets increasingly desperate to hide his current residence from her. One morning in the bustle of commuters on Brixton Hill, Rob notices a well-dressed woman trip over. And, like all the best storytellers, Moggach knows how to choreograph an ending' - the ObserverAs Rob reaches the end of a seven year stretch inside, he winds up in an open prison in Brixton.Įach morning, he exits the prison gates and begins the short walk to a local charity shop, where he spends the day in the backroom sorting through other people's discarded belongings.Īll he needs to do is keep his nose out of trouble and in just a few months' time, he'll be out for good. (c) Margaret Madden, BleachHouseLibrary.Blogspot.'Brixton Hill shares the confident sheen of its predecessors and offers most accomplished plot yet. Lottie Moggach has written a debut novel with sharp and clever ideas and highly unusual characters. It’s a dark and mysterious read but with a twist of modern day issues that could easily be happening in any town, in any country, at any time. There is so much going on in this book that I would not recommend you make any plans for the day or two that you are reading it! You may just become hooked by page 1 and begin to look at your own online activity in a whole new way.

All goes fairly smooth to start with, but then the story takes a twist when Leila starts to chat to a former love of Tess…. She keeps up the Facebook status updates, uploads photos, writes emails and leaves voicemails so that no one knows Tess is gone.

Then the book grabs you by the scruff of the neck and drags you along this weird and wonderful tale of Leila, who is responsible for Tess’s online presence. The idea of a person ,who has a large group of friends and family, actually not being missed seems a bit unrealistic at first. She wants to disappear, but without anyone noticing that she has actually gone. This book explores the concept further by introducing us to Tess, a young woman who actually wants someone to take over her online life. I first heard of this book earlier in the year via a Facebook Trailer and was very impressed with the concept.Ī lot is mentioned of online hacking and how someone can access all your personal details with a click of a button and be able to assume your identity. National Emerging Writer Programme Overview.

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