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An Acre of Barren Ground

At number 30 the victim of a savage serial killer is found, and Inspector Abberline wonders whether he'll ever find the murderer they're calling Jack. At number 41 a man tries to hide his family in the shadows of a ruined London; 1500 years later, a gangster plays out the same story. At 246 a mammoth dies, and long afterwards, a giant's thighbone is discovered. Bangladeshis, Jews, Huguenots, brewers, soldiers, farmers and medieval monks — men on the run and families determined to make a new home. Each has come to Brick Lane. Each has left its ghosts.

  • Format
  • hardcover
  • Pages
  • 341
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780743259712
  • Genres
  • fiction
  • Release date
  • 2005