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 wakeUniversity
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 - Mike Phillips & Bernardine Evaristo (Introduction By)
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