NW

One sentence synopsis... A slice of North West London structured around the evolving lives of two best friends.

Read it if you like... beautiful writing and use of language - as with all Smith novels. The turns of phrase and insights make the book worth a read but the ending let it down and some secondary characters could have been more filled out.

Dream casting... Nathalie Emmanuel as Keisha/Natalie and Rose Leslie as Leah. This may be one of my best casting decisions yet. They should remake the BBC adaptation with these choices.