Lanchester, J. (2012). Capital. London:Faber and Faber Ltd.
Gray Granite advised Dr Anne to get Capital for her Olympic read. This, she dutifully did. She didn't quite finish it over the Olympic period so settled today, a sunny day, in the sheddie.
This book was centred on Pepys Road, a fictional road in London. It told the story of a number of families who lived on this street in houses all worth millions of pounds early in the 21st Century.
There was the elderly Petunia Howe with her daughter Mary, son in law Alan and sons Smitty and Ben. Petunia has lived in the house since it was built and was reaching the end of her days. There were the 'goings on' of the Kamal family from Lahore with their shop and their extended family and contacts. The Younts, Arabella and Roger, their sons and Hungarian nanny lived an extravagant life style until the banks began to fail. In addition there was Freddy Kamo a very talented footballer from Senegal who came to play in a 1st Division Club but had an accident, Quentina Mkfesi an illegal immigrant from Zimbabwe who was trying to make her way in life, Zibigniew the Polish builder making his money to build a life in Poland for himself and his family, Smitty's assistant Parker French who was out for revenge all played their part in the scenarios.
The glue that held the book together - the post cards and other items sent to the residents.
Grey Granite, this was definitely the correct book to read in London 2012. She awards it 8/10.
There was the elderly Petunia Howe with her daughter Mary, son in law Alan and sons Smitty and Ben. Petunia has lived in the house since it was built and was reaching the end of her days. There were the 'goings on' of the Kamal family from Lahore with their shop and their extended family and contacts. The Younts, Arabella and Roger, their sons and Hungarian nanny lived an extravagant life style until the banks began to fail. In addition there was Freddy Kamo a very talented footballer from Senegal who came to play in a 1st Division Club but had an accident, Quentina Mkfesi an illegal immigrant from Zimbabwe who was trying to make her way in life, Zibigniew the Polish builder making his money to build a life in Poland for himself and his family, Smitty's assistant Parker French who was out for revenge all played their part in the scenarios.
The glue that held the book together - the post cards and other items sent to the residents.
Grey Granite, this was definitely the correct book to read in London 2012. She awards it 8/10.
Grey Granite anticipates that Zadie Smith's new novel, N.W. will also be an excellent reflection on life in the English capital. She has added it to her holiday reading list for Nethy Bridge next month.
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