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Fiction, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
* It's bad! - the authentic voice of life on an Estate in late twentieth-century Britain
SOCIETY WITHIN takes us back to the Greenside Estate, West London, scene of Courttia Newland's ground-breaking and hugely successful first novel, THE SCHOLAR. Newly arrived on the estate is Elisha: sweet, bright, sassy and just eighteen. As Elisha negotiates some new territory with more than fair share of dark corners, we take in the vividly interlocking lives of the other Greensiders: cool, ambitious Valerie, with some bad secrets to deal with; Little Stacey, looking for his first girl; Orin, dealing, stealing and trying to stay away from anything too lethal.
Courttia Newland tells gripping stories from real lives - stories of dreamers and fighters, love and revenge, friendship and betrayal - in a language burning with energy, originality and conviction.
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Praise for Society Within
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Masterful ... Warm & witty ... an impressive achievement - GUARDIAN
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Consolidates his position as one of Britain's most important young black novelists ... a truly gifted storyteller - TIME OUT
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Fairly crackles with depictions of teenage temptations ... after the whitewash better known as NOTTING HILL, the antidote couldn't be better timed - i-D MAGAZINE
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Should have Irvine Welsh weeping into his overhyped beer - GLASGOW HERALD
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Masterful ... Warm & witty ... an impressive achievement - GUARDIAN
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Consolidates his position as one of Britain's most important young black novelists ... a truly gifted storyteller - TIME OUT
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Fairly crackles with depictions of teenage temptations ... after the whitewash better known as NOTTING HILL, the antidote couldn't be better timed - i-D MAGAZINE
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Should have Irvine Welsh weeping into his overhyped beer - GLASGOW HERALD
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