Zadie Smith's fourth novel, NW , is a return of sorts to the voices and the northwest London landscape of her 2000 debut, White Teeth . Her tragi-comic new novel follows four Londoners - Leah, Natalie, Felix and Nathan – as they try to make adult lives outside of Caldwell, the council estate of their childhood. From private houses to public parks, at work and at play, their London is a complicated place.
This episode aired previously as Book Show #1268.
