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Estranged brothers are reunited over plans to develop the tower block where they grew up, but the desolate estate becomes a stage for reliving the events of one life-changing summer, forty years earlier the exquisitely written, moving new novel from West Camel.Unfolds like a spellCarol Lovekin, author ofGhostbirdA deceptively complex and layered story; beautiful, traumatic and ultimately upliftingLouise Beech, author ofThis Is How We Are Human’A mesmerising portrait of toxic family relationships: one that perfectly captures a turbulent era in a changing Britain. I was gripped’Caroline Wyatt_____________________________Twins Aaron and Clive have been estranged for forty years. Aaron still lives in the empty, crumbling tower block on the riverside in Deptford where they grew up. Clive is a successful property developer, determined to turn the tower into luxury flats.But Aaron is blocking the plan and their petty squabble becomes something much greater when two ghosts from the past twins Annette and Christine appear in the tower. At once, the desolate estate becomes a stage on which the events of one scorching summer are relived a summer that shattered their lives, and changed everything foreverGrim, evocative and exquisitely rendered,Fallis a story of friendship and family of perception, fear and prejudice, the events that punctuate our journeys into adulthood, and the indelible scars they leave a triumph of a novel that will affect you long after the final page has been turned.Illustrations by David F. Ross**Shortlisted for the POLARI Prize**Falls characters will haunt me, its story will stay with me and I will return again and againKatie AllenBeautifully written, perfectly executed, a drama that captures your heart and mindAnne Coates’Architecture and morality: the only subjects worth writing about, and West Camel does so exquisitely through the eyes of people profoundly affected by both’David F. RossA book about families, racism and the differences that bind us or push us apart all bound up in West Camel’s elegant proseMichael J. MaloneSuspense and twists keep you turning the pages, while the unfolding of complex characters and relationships draws you inValeria VescinaBoth charming and conflicting the authors enticing storytelling has totally, utterly hooked meSarah SansomA page-turner and a literary delight, a book you devourLiz Loves BooksImmersive, beautiful, and haunting I adored itLive & DeadlyA novel of mystic style and sensibility. West Camel tackles timeless themes of truth, power, family and justice an extraordinary readRichard FernandezA book to be embraced, a book to be kept in your heart West Camel writes beautifullyThe Reading ClosetPraise for West Camels debut novelAttendFrom its opening gambit to its final line,Attenddemands and rewards attentionForeword ReviewsWith its blend of dark, gritty themes and gorgeous imagery, this is a book to make you believe theres still magic in the worldHeatIve fallen in love with this absolutely glorious, spell-binding taleLoveReadingIts a genuinely pleasurable experience to encounter something couched in such alert and transparent language as West CamelsAttend In three hundred finely judged pages, West Camel leaves the reader eager for more from his penBarry Forshaw,CrimeTimeFor fans of Sarah Moss, Bernadine Evaristo, Colm Toibin and Selina Godde