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|date=July 2013
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Sarah draws you into her world. A world where most things are pretty awful - no money, few friends, a slum to live in, gangs all around - and in which the only thing left to lose is what remains of your family. Everything Sarah does, or doesn't do, is driven by the fear of being separated from Jude, Em, and the new baby. It doesn't matter how dreadful everything else is. As long as they stay together. It's heartbreaking and often painful to read. But it's also electrifying. You can't be sure what's happening and so you turn the pages in a rush, with everything crossed for poor Sarah even though it seems almost as though she sometimes reaches out from the pages, doing her best to alienate everyone, even you, the reader.
''Carnaby'' is a fantastic, intense crime thriller with an unreliable narrator. It's about more than murder: it's about failing families, social class, drugs, sex abuse, failing interventions, fear, grief and loneliness. It's an electric read and a fantastic YA debut. Highly recommended.
By the way. PS. I almost forgot to say. You can download an excerpt from ''Carnaby'' for free via Simon & Schuster's ''The Blurb'' newsletter right [http://www.theblurbnewsletter.com here]. You get lots of other stuff too, so I think you should do it. Now!
If you like the look of Carnaby, you might also enjoy [[Solace of the Road by Siobhan Dowd]], [[The Ant Colony by Jenny Valentine]] or [[Blood Family by Anne Fine]]. We also have a review of Sampson's [[Splintered Light by Cate Sampson|Splintered Light]].
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