Brixton Rock Book

Brixton Rock is a rites of passage novel, set in South London in early 1980. Brenton Brown is a 16-year-old mixed race youth who has lived in a children's home all his life - until now. Released into the laid-back care of Lambeth Council hostel for teenagers, he and his hostel-mate Floyd go to all-night raves and duck and dive around the locale. Despite the fun on offer however, the youth has his share of the blues. The best thing happens: Brenton is reunited with his mother. And the worst: he falls in love with his beautiful half-sister. This forbidden passion causes them both deep anguish. At the same time, Brenton meets his Nemesis in the shape of Terry Flynn, who scars him for life. All this leads to an explosive climax with the troubled teenager struggling to hold on to his sanity. Brixton Rock is a wonderfully funny and riotous read...Alex Wheatle both moves and entertains us with his deadly inside knowledge as he tracks a pair of adolescent males on the loose. It is a heartwarming read...Brixton Rock is a powerful and gripping read. It is also one of the FUNNIEST novels around.