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Fire Rush
- Narrated by: Leonie Elliott
- Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
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Summary
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London, 1978. Yamaye, a woman in her 20s unsure of who she is, but with dreams of being a DJ and MC. Yamaye lives for the weekend, when she can go raving with her friends at The Crypt, an underground club in the industrial town on the outskirts of London where she was born and raised.
Everything changes when she falls deeply in love with Moose: he offers the chance of freedom and change. When their relationship is cut brutally short, Yamaye goes on a dramatic journey of transformation that takes her first to Bristol, where she gets caught up in a criminal gang, and then to Jamaica, where past and present collide with devastating consequences.
Critic reviews
"I was blown away by Fire Rush - an exceptional and stunningly original novel by a major new writer...her mesmerising, imaginative and incantatory writing leaves us swaying to the bass of the visceral rhythms she so powerfully describes. By the end of the novel, I felt charged and changed and already longed to re-read it." (Bernardine Evaristo, Booker Prize-winning author of Girl, Woman, Other)
"This beautiful, sprawling narrative is wrought with an incredible precision and a musicality which carries every sentence. Crooks' novel haunts but make space for hope as well." (Caleb Azumah Nelson, author of Open Water)
"A brilliant, exuberant novel. Full of beauty, musicality and feminist power." (Irenosen Okojie, author of Nudibranch)
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- Kindle Customer
- 09-04-23
This is a book you feel and hear as much as read.
Yammaye is first generation British Caribbean. This novel charts the racism and police brutality, a back drop to life that forced people into to dark corners to find a sense of belonging. It is also a testament as to the lengths some women will go to to survive.
There is a Fire Rush inside us all. We just have to find it.
I particularly recommend the audio edition of this novel as it includes music which brings the narrative to life further.
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- Amazon Customer
- 14-05-23
Dub story
I read and listened to this and was grateful to my favourite CTM character for this wonderful narration. Although I worked with people speaking patois for thirty years the narrator really brought it to life. The book is also good and I remember those days well
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- Celia
- 28-03-23
Gripping, evocative, exhilarating story
This is a mesmerising book, beautifully read. I could almost smell and taste it.
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- Ms Anne Reyersbach
- 30-07-23
Terrific narration
This poetically written story is exquisitely read and creates atmospheres with the text. It’s a fascinating story that, towards the end, I struggled with
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- Judith H.
- 30-07-23
Excellent, atmospheric, haunting
I nearly gave up in the first chapter because I thought it was going to be a bit too poetic in style for me. But I decided to carry on and really glad I did. I was in my early twenties and living in London's East End at the time this novel was set so the patois was no problem for me but I'm now sad that (being white) I was never part of this scene - I love/d the music and sure I would have loved the clubs/dancing the night away but sadly it passed me by and now far too late!! But enough of my personal regrets. This book is an absolute gem - the writing and narration both great and you really feel you are there and going through Yamaye's ups and downs with her and really caring about all the characters - even the ones you don't like. I never normally re-read books but in this case I think I may have another listen to soak up the atmosphere. The only reason I gave the story 4 rather than 5 stars is because there were a few loose ends and I really wanted to know what happened to Charmaine, Irvine and Lego to name but a few.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-07-23
Best Performance in an Audiobook I’ve heard!
The story is wonderful and interesting, but the performance of this audiobook is absolutely outstanding! Best I’ve listened to!
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- RW
- 17-07-23
Unable to finish
The narration is excellent but I didn’t finish this audiobook as the story didn’t grip me enough.
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- Amazon Customer
- 14-07-23
Great Story and Narration
I’m pleased I listened to the audiobook version of this book as it includes music which brings the narrative to life further.
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- MS B.
- 09-07-23
Brilliantly rendered audio version
Great story, an epic tale. Lends itself very well to an audio version, probably infinitely better than a normal book, due to the lyricism and poetic style of the writing. Very evocative and enhances the rendering of the times and tensions. Eye opening. A bit longer than it needed to be but I enjoyed it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-07-23
Down with Babylon!
This was a Great first listen on audible. Well read and full of atmosphere. Down with Babylon!
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