Incendiary
Incendiary, a novel and an open letter to Osama bin Laden, is a shocking, hilarious, and heartbreaking debut that confronts big questions about right and wrong, good and evil, madness and sanity. It is regarded as one of the best books to read in your 30s
Incendiary is the story of a working-class woman who enjoys the simple things in life: watching Arsenal games on TV with her husband and son, eating fishsticks for dinner in their small flat, and going to the pub on occasion. One spring afternoon, the woman, only known by the nickname "Petal," stands by as her husband and their son happily make their way to Ashburton Grove, Arsenal's brand new stadium, to watch their favorite team play. A few hours later, she witnesses the horror of a terrorist bombing on television — the bombing of Ashburton Grove.
"Petal" tells her own story in an extraordinary voice, both desperate and sharply funny, speaking directly to the bomber. She transports the reader to a fantastic world, a London that isn't quite real, in a time that isn't quite our own. And as the reader becomes more immersed in her reality, a tiny, persistent doubt begins to creep in about what is reality and what is a manifestation of her bereaved and distraught imagination.
Author: Chris Cleave
Link to buy: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/0385671296?tag=prhca-20
