A stunningly beautiful collection of short stories showing humanity at its worst and at its most vulnerable. A Dickensian insight into the challenges faced by people living in contemporary London. The Unwashed throws you into the midst of life on the fictional Shakespeare Estate and allows you to live the lives of those struggling for recognition, purpose and - A refugee named Aisha arriving from a war-torn country, frightened and thrown into a world she has little understanding of. - A man struggling with alcoholism, promising himself that it is his last day drinking and his battle to believe that this will definitely be the last time he picks up a drink. - A young, single mother who is the target of vicious rumours and her attempts to do what is best for her child. - A young boy and the empathy he shows a mentally disabled man bullied by those around him. - A comedic story of a man waking from a night of drinking and believing that he has accidentally killed someone. - A young man from the home counties who decides to open a juice bar on the estate and his attempts to fit into a world alien to his own. - A group of heroin addicts living on the estate and the hatred they are shown by their drug dealer. The Unwashed is dark and gritty, taking you on a journey through the lives of those who are often invisible, humanising them. You’ll never look at people the same way again, wondering if they too have a story.
