{"product_id":"keeping-the-house-9781913505080","title":"Keeping the House","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2022 Jhalak Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2022 Desmond Elliott Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2022 British Book Awards, Book of the Year -\u003cbr\u003eDiscover Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the 2022 Gordon Burn Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the 2022 Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of a 2022 Somerset Maugham Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eCabbages . . . The\u003cbr\u003e Turkish variety are prized for their enlarged leaf bud, that's where we put\u003cbr\u003e the heroin . . . \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e There's a stash of heroin waiting to be imported, and no\u003cbr\u003e one seems sure what to do with it . . . But Ayla's a gardener, and she has a\u003cbr\u003e plan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Offering a fresh and funny take on the machinery of the North London\u003cbr\u003e heroin trade, \u003ci\u003eKeeping\u003cbr\u003e the House\u003c\/i\u003e lifts the lid on a covert world\u003cbr\u003e thriving just beneath notice: not only in McDonald's queues and men's clubs, \u003cbr\u003e but in spotless living rooms and whispering kitchens. Spanning three\u003cbr\u003e generations, this is the story of the women who keep their family - and their\u003cbr\u003e family business - afloat, juggling everything from police surveillance to\u003cbr\u003e trickier questions of community, belonging and love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTice Cin is a poet, writer, and interdisciplinary artist from north London. A London Writers Award-winner, her work has been published by \u003ci\u003eExtra Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSkin Deep\u003c\/i\u003e and commissioned by Battersea Arts Centre and St Paul's Cathedral. An alumnus of Barbican Young Poets, she now creates digital art as part of Design Yourself - a collective based at the Barbican Centre - exploring what it means to be human, and is making an album to accompany her debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"And Other Stories","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50380237078802,"sku":"9781913505080","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9a0e1733-4c81-4ef8-a43f-3c2a0f2029ed.jpg?v=1728678456","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/keeping-the-house-9781913505080","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}