Brixton Rock

Brenton Brown is 16 years old. A mixed race youth, Brenton has lived in a children's home all his life. Being reunited with his mother is the best thing that has happened to Brenton. But a strange series of events soon push him to the edge...

©1999 Alex Wheatle (P)2004 W F Howes Ltd

The text is great, the narrator is awful.

I studied this as one on my texts at university I loved it. The narrative is strong and the language is colloquial which is charming and makes for an easy read. Read! not listen. Narrator ruined it for me. Please re record! At least get the author to read. The black British perspective deserves a informed narrator. It's very obvious that this narrator was way outside of his lane.