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A sensational, original thriller that examines the powerful link between identity, sacrifice and possession, and questions our compulsive need to chase after ambitions that leave devastation in their wake

University lecturer Gus knows that stealing the priceless Benin mask, The Dancing Face, from a museum at the heart of the British establishment will gain an avalanche of attention.
Which is exactly what he wants.

But such a risky theft will also inevitably capture the attention of characters with more money, more power, and fewer morals.

Naively entangling his loved ones in his increasingly dangerous pursuit of righteous reparation, is Gus prepared for what it will cost him?

'This book is brutal, deep, cunning and unbearably beautiful' Independent

Selected by Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo, this series rediscovers and celebrates pioneering books depicting black Britain that remap the nation.

The Dancing Face: A collection of rediscovered works celebrating Black Britain curated by Booker Prize-winner Bernardine Evaristo

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    Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
    Publication Date: 04/02/2021
    ISBN13: 9780241482674, 978-0241482674
    ISBN10: 0241482674

    Number of Pages: 336

    Fiction , Crime & Thriller

    Description

    A sensational, original thriller that examines the powerful link between identity, sacrifice and possession, and questions our compulsive need to chase after ambitions that leave devastation in their wake

    University lecturer Gus knows that stealing the priceless Benin mask, The Dancing Face, from a museum at the heart of the British establishment will gain an avalanche of attention.
    Which is exactly what he wants.

    But such a risky theft will also inevitably capture the attention of characters with more money, more power, and fewer morals.

    Naively entangling his loved ones in his increasingly dangerous pursuit of righteous reparation, is Gus prepared for what it will cost him?

    'This book is brutal, deep, cunning and unbearably beautiful' Independent

    Selected by Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo, this series rediscovers and celebrates pioneering books depicting black Britain that remap the nation.

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