An Olive Grove in Ends

Moses McKenzie

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English

Headline
26 April 2022

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Myth & legend told as fiction

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'A rare glimpse into the harsh realities of street life and love in luminous prose, rendered with sensitivity and without sentimentalism. An astonishing debut' Cherie Jones, author of HOW THE ONE-ARMED SISTER SWEEPS HER HOUSE

Sayon Hughes, a young Black man from Bristol, dreams of a world far removed from the one in which he was raised. Far removed from the torn slips outside the bookie's, the burnt spoons and the crooked solutions his community embraces; most of all, removed from the Christianity of his uncaring parents and the prejudice of law-makers.

Growing up, Sayon found respite from the chaos of his environment in the love and loyalty of his brother-in-arms, Cuba; in the example of his cousin Hakim, a man once known as the most infamous drug-dealer in their neighbourhood, now a proselytising Muslim; and in the tenderness of his girl, Shona, whose own sense of purpose galvanises Sayon's.

In return, Sayon wants to give the people he loves the world: a house atop a grand hill in the most affluent area of the city, a home in which they can forever find joy and safety. But after an altercation in which a boy is killed, Sayon finds his loyalties torn and his dream of a better life in peril.

MORE PRAISE FOR AN OLIVE GROVE IN ENDS:

'A remarkable debut, bristling with sharp prose and daring originality' Nathan Harris, author of THE SWEETNESS OF WATER

'A phenomenally good novel, tense and thrilling and complex, with breath-stealing moments on every page' Donal Ryan, author of STRANGE FLOWERS

'This consummately crafted work can only be a harbinger of a stellar and truly significant career. I urge you to read it' Patrick McCabe, author of THE BUTCHER BOY

'Engrossing . . . A tough yet tender story of faith and friendship' OBSERVER

By: Moses McKenzie
Imprint: Headline
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 400g
ISBN: 9781472283122
ISBN 10: 1472283120
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 26 April 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Moses McKenzie is of Caribbean descent and grew up in Bristol, where he still lives and writes full-time. An Olive Grove in Ends is his first novel.

Reviews for An Olive Grove in Ends

What struck me most forcibly about AN OLIVE GROVE IN ENDS was the poetic strength and majesty of its prose . . . This consummately crafted work can only be a harbinger of a stellar and truly significant career. I urge you to read it' * Patrick McCabe, author of THE BUTCHER BOY * [An Olive Grove in Ends] is magnificent. Moses' talent is off the scale. I've been in a bit of a reading slump lately and it's a long time since a novel gripped me so tightly . . . This is a phenomenally good novel, tense and thrilling and complex, with breath-stealing moments on every page. And the language. Oh, man. * Donal Ryan, author of THE SPINNING HEART *