WHAT READERS SAY: "A unique book" ... "Really well written. I'd definitely recommend reading Effra" ... "Builds and builds until the finale when everything goes bonkers" ... "Builds to an exciting crescendo and a satisfying ending."Effra tells the story of young Londoners living above buried waters - rivers like the Fleet, the Effra, and the Wandle that loaned their names to the city's famous streets, and run beneath them still. When a newcomer to the city moves into a shared flat near Brixton’s Effra Rd, life seems suddenly full of promise. A new relationship, new friends and a new job all press Finn far beyond his comfort zone. Yet amongst all the promise of this London summer a thread of darkness worms its way. What’s driving the group of squatters that eke a living at the city’s fringes? And what is the sinister sense of purpose that's begun to stir beneath them all? Effra is a story of modern lives in one of the world’s most ancient cities; a tale of the passion and obsession that can grip you when everything you cherish is at stake…
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