The Upper World
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Publisher Description
Brought to you by Penguin.
The game-changing YA thriller that defies space and time, soon to be a major Netflix movie starring Oscar-nominated Daniel Kaluuya (Get Out, Black Panther)
2020: Close to getting expelled and caught up in a deadly feud, the tensions surrounding Esso seem to be leading to a single moment in a Peckham alleyway that could shatter his future.
2035: Stripped of everything, football prodigy Rhia has just one thing left on her mind - figuring out how to avert a bullet that was fired fifteen years in the past.
Everything changes when Esso gains access to a mysterious world where he can see glimpses of the past and future, and when Rhia starts understanding the physics of it. The two must work together to master the secrets of the Upper World and seize control of their own destinies before it's too late.
© Femi Fadugba 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
With The Upper World becoming a high-profile TV adaptation (starring Oscar-winner Daniel Kaluuya) physicist-turned-author Femi Fadugba has “executive producer” to add his illustrious CV. He’ll have to go some to top his writing, though. Set within the culturally rich surroundings and distinct language of south London, Fadugba’s debut novel centres on Esso—a young man who gains the ability to see glimpses of the past and the future. His tough upbringing and unique associations draw Esso nearer to a repeated vision of a solitary bullet moving towards him in an alley. Fifteen years later, we meet foster child Rhia, searching for answers, but also treading a similar path fraught with danger. Soon their paths will collide in the wonders of the Upper World. Through these dual perspectives, Fadugba interrogates the pitfalls, prophesies and stark realities of London’s underclass, in a gripping ride of physics and fantasy.
