'Imaginative, lyrical . . . Memory itself is as much the central theme as the kidnapping and its aftermath' - DECLAN RYAN

'Striking . . . [Full] of many powerfully visceral ruminations on memory' - Observer

'A moving, slippery and imagistic prose memoir by one of my favourite lyric poets writing today' - RAYMOND ANTROBUS

'Extraordinary . . . It's about race, class, imagination - and skateboarding - and is packed with passion and energy' - ROWAN WILLIAMS

'Shane McCrae's powerful, indelible poet's voice has now extended to the memoir, and how fortunate are we that the very things that distinguish his verse . . . An essential story for our times' - HILTON ALS

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