|summary=Zadie Smith has made us wait a long time for her next book in which she returns to the issues of urban multi-culturalism that she addressed in her brilliant debut. Four people brought up on a poor council estate in NW London try to make their way in the world - can they overcome their backgrounds or will is always drag them back down?
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Any self-respecting Londoner will tell you that North and South London are very different places. So read this in conjunction with [[Capital by John Lanchester]] to get the full picture. Having lived in both parts, the differences in the books reflect well on the differences in the locations too.