The Last Director of Shoreditch Huw Jones Books
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It's Shoreditch, London, in the late 1950s, and Frank Pollock is fixer-in-chief for the Posties, a feared band of locals descended from paupers thrown out of the notorious Old Nichol slum at the turn of the last century. Ruthlessly led by their director, they fought back to commandeer wharves and warehouses with illegal glee across the East End. Those who get in Frank's way risk disappearing in a puff of smoke. He is helped out by Elsie, who heads a team of international shoplifters by day, and pines for a husband by night.
Fast forward to the Shoreditch of today and semi-retired Nick Carter has been asked by his former colleague Julie to spy on Tom, her young, dapper husband. Trailing Tom among the elite siliconeastas from east London's tech start-ups, and the bars rammed with mass millennials - not all with beards - Nick discovers that Julie's other half is from the hidden world of Posties, with their ritual tattoos and suspect property deeds. Nick is forced to face up to some home truths just as the days of the Posties may be numbered.
In The Last Director of Shoreditch, the past and present are no further apart than two coats of varnish on a Chippendale cabinet.
The Last Director of Shoreditch Huw Jones Books
"The Last Director of Shoreditch" will surprise you, so fasten your seat belt firmly since you will be laughing until your belly ripples! Part ghoulish suspense, part dark comedy, part alcohol-fueled foolishness, this novel is a page-turner. The use of language, situations and expressions offered by the author amuse and inspire, so keep a revised dictionary by your side. Shoreditch, a real London neighborhood, was the outpost of murderers and thieves in the 1950s, who used the fetid canal to dispose of unpleasantness. By 2015, the neighborhood has been transformed into le dernier cris in gentrification, studded with boutiques, cafes, and elegant restaurants. But, who can live there without being plugged into electronic devices and social media? It's about taking chances, accepting the consequences and, sometimes, suffering the consequences.Product details
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The Last Director of Shoreditch Huw Jones Books Reviews
Huw Jones's debut novel is a stunner. Compelling plot, vivid characterisation and pacy dialogue make it unputdownable. Here's hoping this is but the beginning.
I enjoyed this intriguing novel immensely. It takes place in both the 1950s and the present, in a neighborhood of London which was modest and working-class in the 1950s, but has changed tremendously and gentrified in recent times. I like novels that mix a bit of local history into the plot. In today's London, the main character plays amateur detective as a favor for a friend, but quickly finds himself in some danger with local organized crime. Finally he learns much more than he had expected. No police are involved, but in the end, we see the connection between the story in the 1950s and today. I would recommend this novel to mystery fans, and to people who are interested in the history of London's neighborhoods.
a great read!! had me intrigued from the first page.
"The Last Director of Shoreditch" will surprise you, so fasten your seat belt firmly since you will be laughing until your belly ripples! Part ghoulish suspense, part dark comedy, part alcohol-fueled foolishness, this novel is a page-turner. The use of language, situations and expressions offered by the author amuse and inspire, so keep a revised dictionary by your side. Shoreditch, a real London neighborhood, was the outpost of murderers and thieves in the 1950s, who used the fetid canal to dispose of unpleasantness. By 2015, the neighborhood has been transformed into le dernier cris in gentrification, studded with boutiques, cafes, and elegant restaurants. But, who can live there without being plugged into electronic devices and social media? It's about taking chances, accepting the consequences and, sometimes, suffering the consequences.
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