01931cam a2200301 4500 459533907 TxAuBib 20210113120000.0 200717s2020||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781487007058 PAP 17.95 1487007051 PAP 17.95 TxAuBib Hare, Louise. This lovely city [BOOK] / Louise Hare. Toronto : Anansi International, 2020. 386 pages ; 21 cm. "London, 1950. With the war over and London still rebuilding, jazz musician Lawrie Matthews has answered England's call for labour. Arriving from Jamaica aboard the Empire Windrush, he's rented a tiny room in south London and fallen in love with the girl next door. Playing in Soho's jazz clubs by night and pacing the streets as a postman by day, Lawrie has poured his heart into his new home--and it's alive with possibility. Until one morning, while crossing a misty common, he makes a terrible discovery. As the local community rallies, fingers of blame point at those who were recently welcomed with open arms. And before long, London's newest arrivals become the prime suspects in a tragedy that threatens to tear the city apart. Immersive, poignant, and utterly compelling, Louise Hare's debut examines the complexities of love and belonging, and teaches us that even in the face of anger and fear, there is always hope.". 20210324. Jazz musicians Fiction. Postwar reconstruction Fiction. Postwar reconstruction England Fiction. Immigrants England London Fiction. Jamaicans England London Fiction. Violent crimes Fiction. Prejudices Fiction. London (England) Fiction. Mystery fiction.