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�1993 was the year that Stephen Lawrence got murdered by racists, and I became an angry Black lad with a �chip on his shoulder�� Aeon, a mixed-up and mixed-race teenager from a leafy Liverpool suburb, is desperate to understand the Black identity thrust upon him. He grows dreadlocks and immerses himself in �gangsta� rap. But Aeon�s journey of self-discovery is hampered by the fact that the only Black people in his life are his dad and his cousin, Increase. Aeon�s ambition to find his place in the world takes him to Jamaica. Here, Aeon soon finds that smoking loads of weed, growing messy locks and wearing massive red boots don�t necessarily help him to fit in. Within days of his arrival he is mugged, arrested and banged up in a Jamaican detention centre. Seen as the �White boy�, he finds that his journey of self-discovery has only just begun � and he�s going to have to fight for the respect and recognition he deserves . . . A coming-of-age comedy of errors, Locks is an electric debut novel about growing up, wising up, and finding your place in a world of opposites. _____ 'Blends humour and introspection, poetry and the poignant' - Derek Owusu, author of the Desmond Elliott Prize-winning That Reminds Me 'Irreverent, authentic and utterly enthralling. A wonderful book' - Jimmy McGovern, creator of the drama series Cracker 'Twisty, energetic, voice-led . . . Nugent is pure talent' - Raymond Antrobus, author of the Rathbones Folio Prize-winning The Perseverance 'Thought provoking and funny' - David Beckler, author of A Long Shadow