Straight Outta Crongton

Alex Wheatle

Aug 2021 · RB Media · Narrated by Kathryn Drysdale

About this audiobook

Round these ends, it’s hard to hold on to your dreams.

Life’s a constant hustle for Mo. Her mum’s boyfriend Lloyd is just another man who likes to beat down women; the South Crong streets are fraught with hazards and nasty G’s; and when it comes to matters of the heart ... she’s still hung up on
Sam. No wonder she’s vexed so much of the time.

Thank God her sistrens, Elaine and Naomi, are on her side.

But when badness goes down and a life is left hanging in the balance, Mo has to face her hot urge for revenge ... and she might end up losing more than she wins.

About the author

Alex Wheatle was born in Brixton in 1963. He founded the Crucial Rocker sound system, performing his own songs using the name, Yardman Irie. He spent a short time in prison where he began to write poems and lyrics. After he got out, he became known as the Brixton Bard. He is the author of Brixton Rock, East of Acre Lane, The Seven Sisters, Checkers (written with Mark Parham), Island Songs, The Dirty South, Breton Brown, and Liccle Bit. His 2016 book, Crongton Knights won the 2016 Guardian children's fiction prize for his YA novel.