"Beautiful, heart-breaking, and vibrantly alive, this expressive and moving novel set in London and the US has the ability to fully pull the reader into a story of pain, resilience, and friendship."
Proving just how powerful words can be, author Jacqueline Crook takes a young woman from 1990’s London and brings her to vital vibrant life. LoveReading Editorial Expert Joanne Owen awarded Crook’s debut Fire Rush a LoveReading Star Book and declared it exceptional. Sky City also joins its sister as a LoveReading Star Book.
Jaycee’s childhood is regularly examined and sits at the core of this story, it’s oh-so painful to visit, yet hugely important to bear witness to the abuse suffered. I initially found myself re-reading sections until understanding slipped distressingly into place, the play with words and time, with escape and survival, linger and create focus.
The housing estate where Jaycee lives takes on a life of its own, and its energy is immense. The power of music, friendship, fortitude, and perseverance are significant themes throughout. Powerfully compelling, Sky City is a provocative and significant read.
Three lives are brought together by chance in 90s London, in this spellbinding story of friendship and loneliness, healing and redemption
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Three lives are brought together by chance in 90s London, in this spellbinding story of friendship and loneliness, healing and redemption*Guardian book to read 2026*Jaycee finally has a room of her own in Sky City, a housing estate in north London carved out of the glow-in-the-dark sky. But her troubled childhood continues to haunt her.
Sky City features in the following genres: Liz Robinson's Picks of the Month, Star Books, Literary Fiction, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Sharing Diverse Voices, Street fiction / urban fiction, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Narrative theme: Social issues, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging
Hardback. £17.09, down from the £18.99 cover price. In Stock.
Sky City was written by Jacqueline Crooks and published by Jonathan Cape an imprint of Vintage Publishing
Sky City has 373 pages
£17.09, reduced from £18.99. In Stock.
