It is 2051 and Britain is a divided country, divided by economic and education strategies. Half the population shelters in fortified suburbs (Newtown); the other half smoulders in sealed-off ghettoes. This is the story of Zoe and Daz, the semi-literate ghetto dweller, whose brother was executed for raiding with the underground resistance movement.
It is the year 2051 and Britain is a divided country, deliberately divided by economic and education strategies. Half the population shelters in fortified suburbs (Newtown); the other half resentfully smoulders in sealed-off ghettoes. This is the story of privileged Zoe and Daz, the semi-literate ghetto dweller, whose brother was executed for raiding with the underground resistance movement. When Zoe and her friends go slumming one day, she meets Daz - and it''s Romeo and Juliet all over again. But their impossible relationship has far-reaching consequences ...
- | Author: Robert Swindells
- | Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
- | Publication Date: Jun 29, 1995
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- | Binding: Paperback / softback
- | ISBN-13: 9780140372649
- | ISBN-10: 0140372644