This is London - by Ben Judah (Paperback)

About the Book

'Judah grabs hold of London and shakes out its secrets' The Economist This is London in the eyes of its beggars, bankers, coppers, gangsters, carers, witch-doctors and sex workers. This is London in the voices of Arabs, Afghans, Nigerians, Poles, Romanians and Russians. This is London as you've never seen it before. 'An eye-opening investigation into the hidden immigrant life of the city' Sunday Times 'Full of nuggets of unexpected information about the lives of others ...It recalls the journalism of Orwell' Financial Times

Book Synopsis

An investigation into the cultures that makes London what it is today.

Review Quotes

"Truly extraordinary . . . as raw, powerful, unflinching, witty, engaging, shocking, in-your-face and occasionally both heartwarming and heartbreaking as the great but complex and flawed city it chronicles. I've lived in London for three decades yet found something I didn't know about it on virtually every page." --Andrew Roberts, author, Napoleon: A Life

"Work of this sort really is necessary; this is the stuff we must think about it we are ever to get to grips (assuming it's not too late already) with what lies ahead for our cities. Every MP should be given a copy immediately. On every page lies and uncomfortable truth, in every paragraph sheer horror. It is a book that demonstrably improves the eyesight. Read it, and the streets will look different: I guarantee it. Above all, more than I can possibly say, I admired its author's pluck, determination, compassion and refusal to judge--and I'd like him to know that some of the stories he told will haunt me for a long time to come." --New Statesman

"Full of nuggets of unexpected information about the lives of others. . . . It recalls the journalism of Orwell." --Financial Times

"Judah grabs hold of London and shakes out its secrets." --Economist

About the Author

Ben Judah is the author of Fragile Empire: How Russia Fell In and Out of Love with Vladimir Putin, and his writing has been featured in the New York Times, the Evening Standard, the Financial Times and Standpoint. In 2016, he was chosen as one of Forbes magazine's 30 under 30 in European media.