Book description
This Is England meets Taxi Driver in this violent, propulsive novel written for these dark times.When Henry Oswald loses everything in a gas explosion in his hometown, he stumbles from disaster to disaster before being picked up by a local community group full of good intentions. Yet beneath their veneer…
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1 author picked Lionhearts as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is an excellent book that takes a knowingly controversial theme and spins it into something altogether unexpected. It's a very original premise, that puts a character into an all to plausible situation, and it speaks volumes about the fractious nature of society in the UK and elsewhere at the tail end of 2025. Highly recommended.
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