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Book Synopsis''A book from the psychic fault lines of 21st Century Britain, Peterdown''s big ambitions never lose sight of the human and everyday. The result is something simultaneously down to earth and epic'' Johny Pitts, author of Afropean
Peterdown, an industrial town with a noble past and a lacklustre present, has been chosen as the regional hub for a soon-to-be-built, ultra-high-speed railway line. The development promises to propel Peterdown headlong into a prosperous future; but in order to get there, something from the landscape of Peterdown''s past will have to be demolished. On the shortlist are the Larkspur Hill housing estate, a significant modernist landmark, and the Chapel, the raucous home of the town''s football team, Peterdown United. Ellie Ferguson, an architect exiled from London, is as determined to save the Larkspur as her partner, Colin, a lifelong United fan, is desperate to save the Chapel. As they each find themselves leading increasingly pas
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A book from the psychic fault lines of 21st Century Britain, Peterdown's big ambitions never lose sight of the human and everyday. The result is something simultaneously down to earth and epic -- Johny Pitts, author of Afropean
Madcap, hugely rich and entertaining * GQ *
Few novels quite match David Annand's debut . . . so enjoyable to read: the deft and humorous telling of people trying to muddle through modern life -- Tom Ball * The Times *
Entertaining, acute and remarkably prescient -- Nicholas Clee * TLS *
Peterdown is a state-of-the-nation work evincing a sweeping preoccupation with ideas of community, space and place . . . a timely book, clear in its concerns and vital in its focus. * Literary Review *
A captivating parable about how we understand place. . . Annand's narrative speaks volumes about how culture configures our relationship to physical space . . . Peterdown makes for engrossing reading -- Sarah Birch * Hackney Citizen *
