Sathnam Sanghera is the same age as I am, he’s Indian and grew up in the same part of Wolverhampton as I did. He went to the Boys Grammar, which means he had a very similar education to mine. Basically he could be me. There is so much I have identified with, both in his first book (The Boy With the Top Knot) and this, his first novel. It’s full of so many insights too. I especially like those from the point of view of the first generation of Indians to be born in England. I wish that I had realised I wasn’t the only one who had those feelings as a young adult.

Some of the characters are a little cartoonish – Ranjit being a prime example – but this is a good tale and very well told. I’d recommend it.