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The Lido

The Lido
  • Author(s): Libby Page
  • Location(s): Brixton
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Meet Rosemary, 86, and Kate, 26: dreamers, campaigners, outdoor swimmers… Rosemary has lived in Brixton all her life, but everything she knows is changing. Only the local lido, where she swims every day, remains a constant reminder of the...

Brixton Hill

Brixton Hill
  • Author(s): Lottie Moggach
  • Location(s): Brixton
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

As Rob reaches the end of a seven year stretch inside, he winds up in an open prison in Brixton. Each morning, he exits the prison gates and begins the short walk to a local charity shop, where he...

Safe and Sound

Safe and Sound
  • Author(s): Philippa East
  • Location(s): Brixton
  • Genre(s): Crime, Thriller
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Home can be the most dangerous place… In a small London bedsit, a radio is playing. A small dining table is set for three, and curled up on the sofa is a body… Jenn is the one who discovers...

The Louder I Will Sing

The  Louder I Will Sing
  • Author(s): Lee Lawrence
  • Location(s): Brixton
  • Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
  • Era(s): 1985 to present day

What would you do if the people you trusted to uphold the law committed a crime against you? Who would you turn to? And how long would you fight them for? On 28th September 1985, Lee Lawrence’s mother Cherry...

The Book of Echoes

The Book of Echoes
  • Author(s): Rosanna Amaka
  • Location(s): Lagos, Brixton
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1980s

A sweeping, uplifting and inspirational story of how a boy from Brixton and a girl from Lagos reinvent their lives in modern-day London. 1981: England looks forward to a new decade. But on the streets of Brixton, it’s hard...

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