The Bricks that Built the Houses
The Bricks that Built the Houses by Kae Tempest, published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA on May 3, 2016, is a literary work that explores the lives of Becky, Harry, and Leon as they attempt to leave London in a fourth-hand Ford, burdened by a suitcase full of stolen money. The narrative delves into their tangled loyalties and impulses, revealing the complexities of urban life and the connections that bind them to their city.
Readers will find a rich tapestry of character interactions and intimate moments that span from quiet dining rooms to vibrant clubs. The novel captures the contemporary struggles of young people navigating ambitions and compromises, while also presenting an unexpected love story. Through its exploration of identity and relationships, The Bricks that Built the Houses addresses the challenges of living and loving in a modern world, making it a significant addition to contemporary fiction. This edition comprises 399 pages and is presented in English.
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Becky, Harry, and Leon are leaving London in a fourth-hand Ford with a suitcase full of stolen money, in a mess of tangled loyalties and impulses. But can they truly leave the city that’s in their bones?
Kate Tempest’s novel reaches back through time–through tensely quiet dining rooms and crassly loud clubs–to the first time Becky and Harry meet. It sprawls through their lives and those they touch–of their families and friends and faces on the street–revealing intimacies and the moments that make them. And it captures the contemporary struggle of urban life, of young people seeking jobs or juggling jobs, harboring ambitions and making compromises.
The Bricks that Built the Houses is an unexpected love story. It’s about being young, but being part of something old. It’s about how we become ourselves, and how we effect our futures. Rich in character and restless in perspective, driven by ethics and empathy, it asks–and seeks to answer–how best to live with and love one another.
Kate Tempest, a major talent in the poetry and music worlds, sits poised to become a major novelist as well.
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