From a stunning new voice, a debut novel that, likeZadie Smith'sWhite Teeth&Monica Ali'sBrick Lane, confronts the multi-racial realities of modernBritainwith humour, grace, & lyrical intensity.Identical twinsGeorgia&Bessilive in the loft of26 Waifer AvenueinNeasden,London. It is their place, one of strawberry-scented beanbag chair, a view of the apple trees, & very important decisions, & all visitors must knock on the door marked26abefore entering.Downstairs is a less harmonious world:Ida, the twins'Nigerianmother, puts cayenne pepper onYorkshirepudding & can only assuage her bouts of desperate homesickness with five-hour baths & long conversations inEdowith her own absent mother;Aubrey, theirDerbyshire-born father, shouts "Haddock!" in frustration with his house full of women, & angrily roams the streets of Neasden to escape his demons. Older sisterBeldiscovers sex, high heels, & organic hairdressing, & baby...