"Four Londoners - Leah, Natalie, Felix, and Nathan - try to make adult lives outside of Caldwell, the council estate of their childhood. From private houses to public parks, at work and at play, their London is a complicated place, as beautiful as it is brutal, where the thoroughfares hide the back alleys and taking the high road can sometimes lead you to a dead end."--From publisher's information.

Nestled around a bay at the base of a mountain on the Oregon Coast, New Halem is a strangely exciting place created by a group of writers who live in the Pacific Northwest. Each tale, set in this quirky community, gives a peek into the lives and secrets of its townspeople. William Cooke, new publisher of the FishWrap Bugle, moved to town to escape the attention that comes with winning a mega lottery. A new romantic relationship is, complicated by...

Unlock the more straightforward side of NW with this concise and insightful summary and analysis! This engaging summary presents an analysis of NW by Zadie Smith, which is set in north-west London and takes its name from the area's postcode. The experimental narrative follows four characters from working-class backgrounds whose lives continue to intersect even as they pursue very different paths, resulting in a vivid and immersive portrait of modern...