· You People by Nikita Lalwani review – the limits of compassion. A London pizzeria staffed by undocumented migrants is the setting for a moving exploration of how to Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins. · ‘You People’ by Nikita Lalwani is a wonderful novel about the struggle to belong. Told in part by Nia, a bright mixed-race Welsh girl who heads to London after dropping out of university and by Shan, an illegal Sri Lankan immigrant, much of the dialogue and some the action takes place in the Pizzaria Vesuvio where they both work/5. Lalwani’s serious, ravishing way of writing about the secret life of Britain is just what we need.” ―Times (UK) “A lively, poetically written and above all compassionate book.” ―Sunday Times “You People is a short, complex novel that shines a light behind the smiles at your local restaurant, and asks tough questions about the nature of goodness in an unfair society.” ―Sunday Telegraph (Book of the Week) .
Nikita Lalwani is a novelist born in Kota, Rajasthan and raised in Cardiff, Wales.. Her work has been translated into sixteen languages. She studied English at Bristol University.. Her first book, Gifted (), was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award. Lalwani was also nominated as Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year. You People by Nikita Lalwani, , available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. You People by Nikita Lalwani review - the limits of compassion. Read more. These were platonic friendships that involved many of the tropes of romance: yearning, letter-writing, playlist.
You People by Nikita Lalwani review – the limits of compassion. A London pizzeria staffed by undocumented migrants is the setting for a moving exploration of how to be kind in an unkind world. Nikita Lalwani's magical novel invites us to ponder generosity and human kindness. The incident that gives You People its title occurs on a bus in London. Shan, a line cook at an unassuming neighborhood restaurant called Pizzeria Vesuvio, sees a woman and her young son on the bus. Shan has seen them before, and with each sighting, the boy has looked sicker. by Amanda Uhle and Nikita Lalwani. Amanda Uhle spoke with Nikita Lalwani about her new novel, You People, which Publisher’s Weekly says, “surges with passion, intrigue, and a rigorous eye toward British immigration policy." From the outside, Pizzeria Vesuvio seems just like any other pizza place in West London: a buzzy, cheerful Italian spot on a street where cooks from Sri Lanka rub shoulders with waitstaff from Spain, Georgia, Wales, Poland, and more.
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