Nikita Lalwani You People Paperback Book

A moving, authentic, humane novel which raises fundamental questions about what it means to be kind in an unkind world GuardianThe Pizzeria Vesuvio looks like any other Italian restaurant in London with a few small differences. The chefs who make the pizza fiorentinas are Sri Lankan, and half the kitchen staff are illegal immigrants. At the centre is Tuli, the restaurants charismatic proprietor and resident Robin Hood, who promises to help anyone in need. Welsh nineteenyearold Nia, haunted by her troubled past, is running from her family. Shan, having fled the Sri Lankan civil war, is desperate to find his. But when Tulis guidance leads them all into dangerous territory, and the extent of his mysterious operation unravels, each is faced with an impossible moral choice. In a world where the law is against you, how far would you be willing to lie for a chance to live? Intelligent and heartpiercing an exceptional novel about the Britain we live in, even if we choose not to see it Kamila Shamsie, author of Home FireAsks tough questions about the nature of goodness in an unfair society Sunday Telegraph BOOK OF THE WEEKLively, poetically written and above all compassionate Sunday TimesA female lead who isnt defined by a romantic story arc? Yes please. Lalwanis serious, ravishing way of writing about the secret life of Britain is just what we need Times | Nikita Lalwani You People Paperback Book