From the author of Nightingale Point, longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction, comes a new thought-provoking and timely novel.

'Intense and powerful novel' Platinum

'The line between home and homelessness is extremely thin and filled with judgement, but These Streets turns a spotlight on the strength and resilience required to overcome physical and emotional adversity that never should have been yours in the first place. Important and remarkable' Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry

'A brilliant book written with warmth and sensitivity that I recommend most highly. I loved it unreservedly' My Weekly

'A sharp, funny, wonderful writer' Diana Evans, bestselling author of Ordinary People

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Jess is a single mother to two teenage children, and although life can be tough she's just about keeping things together. But when her landlord asks her to move on, so he can sell the house they're living in without warning, Jess's worries take on a whole new meaning. As Jess struggles to regain her footing, cracks begin to appear in other areas of her life, and suddenly she feels she's failing at everything. Her daughter Hazel is becoming more and more distant, her son Jacob is struggling to find where he fits in the world, and the menacing spectre of Jess's older brother, someone she cut out of her life years ago, begins to make his presence felt again.

Jess knows she's the only one who can keep her family together, but how can she keep going when life keeps beating her back?

Set on the streets of East London, These Streets is a searing and powerful novel that explores how we are meant to find our place in a world that is designed for only the privileged to succeed. Beautiful and honest, it is an essential story about living in Britain today.

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Readers are giving These Streets five stars!

'Powerful and rewarding . . . Goldie tells a very good story with real care and craft. There will be much praise for this book, and deservedly so' Reader review,

'A beautiful book about a normal family - I absolutely loved it!' Reader review,

from the author of Nightingale Point comes a poignant and thought-provoking new literary fiction novel in 2022

About the Author

Luan Goldie is a primary school teacher from East London. Her debut novel Nightingale Point was longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction and the RSL Ondaatje Prize. She has written several short stories and is the winner of the Costa Short Story Award 2017 for her short story 'Two Steak Bakes and Two Chelsea Buns'. She was also shortlisted for the London Short Story Prize in 2018 and the Grazia/Orange First Chapter competition in 2012. In 2019 she was shortlisted for the h100 awards in the Publishing and Writing category. Her short stories have appeared in HELLO! magazine, Sunday Express and The Good Journal.

Reviews

Praise for These Streets

'The line between home and homelessness is extremely thin and filled with judgement, but These Streets turns a spotlight on the strength and resilience required to overcome physical and emotional adversity that never should have been yours in the first place. Important and remarkable' Bonnie Garmus, Lessons in Chemistry

'Luan Goldie is one of the most important voices in contemporary British fiction . . . A story of resilience, family and community, it is finely wrought and unnervingly timely' Kia Abdullah, Next of Kin

'Intense and powerful novel' Platinum

'A brilliant book written with warmth and sensitivity that I recommend most highly. I loved it unreservedly' My Weekly

Praise for Luan Goldie

'A beautiful novel. It was a real pleasure to read' Jing-Jing Lee, author of How We Disappeared

'It's just so masterfully written - it had me completely gripped from the very first page' Beth O'Leary, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Flatshare

'Luan Goldie writes with a tender, delicate hand and extraordinary compassion for her characters . . . Big-hearted, tender and hopeful . . . a true tonic for our times' Kia Abdullah, author of Take It Back

'Luan Goldie is one to watch. Her writing is heartfelt and sublime' Abir Mukherjee, author of A Necessary Evil and Smoke and Ashes

'So much warmth in the description of a working-class community . . . it's not perfect or idealistic, but it's warm and recognisable' Jendella Benson, contributing editor for Black Ballad

'Pacey and powerful' Mail on Sunday

'The type of story that will stay with you long after you've read the last page' Closer

'A story of hope, a cheer to the strength and importance of community and resilience. Beautiful, assured and sincere' Platinum magazine

Book Information
ISBN 9780008419677
Author Luan Goldie
Format Hardback
Page Count 384
Imprint HQ
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Weight(grams) 630g
Dimensions(mm) 240mm * 159mm * 32mm