This elegiac novel tracks a West Indian man's life in London over decades, exploring the emotional cost of leaving home and being met by hatred and rejection… refreshing… a fable-like, enigmatic tale

Guardian

A novel that delicately portrays the journey of a migrant caught between dreams of success and the harsh realities of life in post-war England

IRISH TIMES

A moving, accomplished study of the vulnerabilities carried and concealed by human beings on their journeys throughout the world

FINANCIAL TIMES

Deftly slender storytelling

DAILY MAIL

Phillips's first novel in seven years explores the complicated legacy of Windrush through the portrait of one West Indian man in London, from the 60s to the present day

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A fable-like, enigmatic tale ... This elegiac novel tracks a West Indian man's life in London over decades, exploring the emotional cost of leaving home and being met by hatred and rejection

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