First novel from a talented young black British writer. The novel follows Derrick and Butch through their day: with Butch’s new girlfriend Joanne; Derrick’s clash with the local hard gang, including Hangman and Soulboy; the ever-present Biggre, the Rastafarian; Derrick’s relations with his respectable hardworking parents and the loss of his upwardly mobile girlfriend who has a job in the City.