![]() So utterly gripping and clever and heartbreaking. Nail-biting in its execution, award-winning author Lottie Moggach ratchets up the tension, taking us behind the prison walls and into a world in which no one is quite who they seem. ![]() Brixton Hill is a teasing study of desperate lives delivered in a series of charged encounters on the streets of south London. But who exactly is this woman who seems to have a growing interest in him? Rob must be very careful - one false step and it could set him back years. Despite coming from very different worlds, the pair slowly become acquainted and Rob gets increasingly desperate to hide his current residence from her. From that day on, Rob keeps an eye out for her - and always seems to get lucky with a sighting. He helps her up and they exchange a few words before parting ways, but she's made a lasting impression on him. One morning in the bustle of commuters on Brixton Hill, Rob notices a well-dressed woman trip over. ![]() All he needs to do is keep his nose out of trouble and in just a few months' time, he'll be out for good. Each morning, he exits the prison gates and begins the short walk to a local charity shop, where he spends the day in the backroom sorting through other people's discarded belongings. And, like all the best storytellers, Moggach knows how to choreograph an ending' - the Observer As Rob reaches the end of a seven year stretch inside, he winds up in an open prison in Brixton. ![]() 'Brixton Hill shares the confident sheen of its predecessors and offers most accomplished plot yet. ![]()
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