NW" is Zadie Smith's masterful novel about London life. Zadie Smith's brilliant tragi-comic "NW" follows four Londoners - Leah Natalie Felix and Nathan - after they've left their childhood council estate grown up and moved on to different lives. From private houses to public parks at work and at play their city is brutal beautiful and complicated. Yet after a chance encounter they each find that the choices they've made the people they once were and are now can suddenly rapidly unravel. A portrait of modern urban life "NW" is funny sad and urgent - as brimming with vitality as the city itself. Praise for "NW": "Her dialogue sings and soars; terse packed and sassy. Smith is simply wonderful: Dickens' legitimate daughter". (Boyd Tonkin "Independent"). "Astonishing dazzling. Really - without exaggeration - not since Dickens has there been a better observer of London scenes. Zadie Smith is a genius. It's hard to imagine a better novel this year - or this decade". (A.N. Wilson). "Intensely funny richly varied always unexpected. A joyous optimistic angry masterpiece. No better English novel will be published this year". ("Philip Hensher "Daily Telegraph"). "Absolutely brilliant. So electrically authentic". ("Time). "Captivating. Funny sexy weird full of acute social comedy like London. She's up there with the best around". ("Evening Standard"). "Marvellous ...crackles with reflections on race music and migration. A lyrical fiction for our times". ("Spectator"). "Undeniably brilliant ...rush out and buy this book". ("Observer"). Zadie Smith was born in north-west London in 1975. She is the author of the novels "White Teeth" "The Autograph Man" and "On Beauty" and of a collection of essays "Changing My Mind". She is also the editor of "The Book of Other People"."
"Alright, if we're chatting about where most of us Brits actually splash our cash, it’s a seriously mixed bag of NW shopping giants that pretty much everyone knows and loves – or at least heavily relies on! You’ve got your absolute titans like Tesco and Sainsbury’s, which aren’t just for your weekly food shop anymore, are they? They’re practically mini department stores, stocking everything from clothes to kitchen gadgets. Then there are those high street staples that have been around forever, like Next and M&S, always a solid bet for a decent outfit or some quality homeware. Need some bits for the bathroom cabinet or a new fragrance? Chances are you’re heading to Boots or Superdrug. For anything electronic, Currys PC World is usually the go-to, and if you’re after something a bit more premium or long-lasting, John Lewis is still a firm favourite for their quality and service, even if it's a bit of a splurge. And let’s not forget the sheer pulling power of Primark for those unbelievably cheap fashion fixes and homeware bits, or Argos for getting pretty much anything you can think of delivered or picked up super quickly. It really showcases how diverse and convenient our NW shopping options are across the UK! " - Bargainplace UK
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