Effra: A Novel

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. It's the story of a newcomer to the city, Finn, who moves into a shared flat near Brixton's Effra Rd, where life seems suddenly full of promise. A new relationship, new friends and a new job press him far beyond his comfort zone. Yet amongst all the promise of this London summer a thread of darkness worms its way. What is 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 about 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...