1997
First Published
4.16
Average Rating
353
Number of Pages
When his dad dies under police arrest after a pub brawl, Cory goes to live with his cousin, Sean. By their late teens the cousins, though close, have chosen different paths. Sean is trying to improve his life through education, whereas Cory has already become involved in petty crime - burglary and dealing E. However, everything changes when Cory stabs a man called Roger after a rave, putting him in hospital. This has grave repercussions for Cory - Roger was supposed to be taking part in an armed robbery with Levi, a notorious crack dealer. Levi now expects Cory to take his place. But Cory breaks his leg during a football match and Sean, unable to find a replacement for his cousin, and desperate to help him, agrees to join in on the robbery himself. However, having entered a world of (apparently) easy money and hard drugs, Sean finds it increasingly hard to return to his previous life as The Scholar......
Avg Rating
4.16
Number of Ratings
85
5 STARS
41%
4 STARS
39%
3 STARS
15%
2 STARS
5%
1 STARS
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Courttia Newland
Author · 10 books
Courttia Newland is a British writer of Jamaican and Bajan heritage.
