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A moving, authentic, humane novel which raises fundamental questions about what it means to be kind in an unkind worldGuardian
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The Pizzeria Vesuvio looks like any other Italian restaurant in London - with a few small differences. The chefs who make the pizza fiorentinas are Sri Lankan, and half the kitchen staff are illegal immigrants.

At the centre is Tuli, the restaurants charismatic proprietor and resident Robin Hood, who promises to help anyone in need. Welsh nineteen-year-old Nia, haunted by her troubled past, is running from her family. Shan, having fled the Sri Lankan civil war, is desperate to find his.

But when Tulis guidance leads them all into dangerous territory, and the extent of his mysterious operation unravels, each is faced with an impossible moral choice.

In a world where the law is against you, how far would you be willing to lie for a chance to live?
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Intelligent and heart-piercing - an exceptional novel about the Britain we live in, even if we choose not to see it Kamila Shamsie, author of Home Fire

Asks tough questions about the nature of goodness in an unfair societySunday Telegraph BOOK OF THE WEEK

Lively, poetically written and above all compassionateSunday Times

A female lead who isnt defined by a romantic story arc? Yes please. Lalwanis serious, ravishing way of writing about the secret life of Britain is just what we needTimes