{"product_id":"this-lovely-city-9781487007058","title":"This Lovely City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn atmospheric and utterly compelling debut novel about a Jamaican immigrant living in postwar London, \u003ci\u003eThis Lovely City\u003c\/i\u003e shows that new arrivals have always been the prime suspects -- but that even in the face of anger and fear, there is always hope.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLondon, 1950.\u003c\/i\u003e With the war over and London still rebuilding, jazz musician Lawrie Matthews has answered England's call for labour. Arriving from Jamaica aboard the \u003ci\u003eEmpire Windrush\u003c\/i\u003e, he's rented a tiny room in south London and fallen in love with the girl next door.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlaying in Soho's jazz clubs by night and pacing the streets as a postman by day, Lawrie has poured his heart into his new home -- and it's alive with possibility. Until one morning, while crossing a misty common, he makes a terrible discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the local community rallies, fingers of blame point at those who were recently welcomed with open arms. And before long, London's newest arrivals become the prime suspects in a tragedy that threatens to tear the city apart. Immersive, poignant, and utterly compelling, Louise Hare's debut examines the complexities of love and belonging, and teaches us that even in the face of anger and fear, there is always hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHare, Louise:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eLOUISE HARE is a London-based writer and editor with an M.A. in Creative Writing from Birkbeck, University of London. In 2016, her short story \"The Odyssey of Dee Lennox\" was shortlisted for the Just Write Creative Writing Competition, and in 2017 she was a finalist for the prestigious Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize. \u003cem\u003eThis Lovely City\u003c\/em\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e@LouRHare\u003cbr\u003elouisehare.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anansi International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515387121938,"sku":"9781487007058","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_520cc813-195d-466e-9915-ef9774f46d92.jpg?v=1731004306","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/this-lovely-city-9781487007058","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}