Keeping the House

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By Tice Cin

Summary

Keeping the House explores the intricate world of North London's Turkish heroin trade, centred around the metaphor of a cabbage with its layered leaves representing the intertwined lives involved. The story follows Damla, a Turkish-Cypriot girl growing up in Tottenham, her mother Ayla who emigrated from North Cyprus after the 1985 Broadwater Farm riots, and other key figures such as Mehmet and Ali, whose ambitions impact Ayla's life. This debut novel offers a vivid, layered insight into a hidden community.
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This novel will appeal to readers interested in contemporary British fiction, stories of immigrant experiences, and those looking for dynamic, character-driven narratives.

From a bewitching new voice, a story of a young woman coming into her own

Shortlisted for both the 2022 Jhalak Prize and the 2022 Desmond Elliot Prize, recipient of a Somerset Maugham Award

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Shortlisted for the 2022 Jhalak Prize

Shortlisted for the 2022 Desmond Elliott Prize

Shortlisted for the 2022 British Book Awards, Book of the Year Discover Award

Longlisted for the 2022 Gordon Burn Prize

Longlisted for the 2022 Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize

Winner of a 2022 Somerset Maugham Award

The Turkish variety are prized for their enlarged leaf bud, that's where we put the heroin...

Imagine a cabbage: at its centre is North London's Turkish heroin trade, and the overlapping leaves are the stories of its players. There's Damla, a Turkish-Cypriot girl growing up in Tottenham, and her mother Ayla, who moved there from North Cyprus in the aftermath of the 1985 Broadwater Farm riots. There's Mehmet, a mover in the trade, and Ali, who's got big hopes for Ayla.

A bewitching debut that lifts the lid on a covert world, Keeping the House is a dynamic, electric introduction to a fascinating new voice.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781913505080

Publisher: And Other Stories

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 September 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: And Other Stories

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 285g

Pages: 256

Collections

Education & Reference Fiction General Fiction LGBTQ+ Literary Fiction Tice Cin

About the Author

Tice Cin is a poet, writer, and interdisciplinary artist from north London. A London Writers Award-winner, her work has been published by Extra Teeth and Skin Deep and commissioned by Battersea Arts Centre and St Paul's Cathedral. An alumnus of Barbican Young Poets, she now creates digital art as part of Design Yourself a collective based at the Barbican Centre exploring what it means to be human, and is making an album to accompany her debut novel.