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A fierce story about friendship and competition set among London's forgotten girl gangs
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'Wonderfully vivid, powerful and compelling' JOSEPH O'CONNOR
'A glorious tale of female friendship and rivalry' LUCIE McKNIGHT HARDY
'A startling new talent' PETER JAMES
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We never ran the place on paper, but we had reigned here as Kings, reigned over the world we created for ourselves.
1957, London. A gang of girls called the Kings rule the bomb-struck streets of Finsbury Park. When Harry, their unpredictable but charismatic leader, tries to encroach on the territory of the rival Seven Sisters gang, the Kings know they're in for a fight.
Armed with flick knives and fists, they do battle in dancehalls and on football fields. But with the authorities closing in and conscripted boys threatening to reclaim what was once theirs, the Kings must ask if they're willing to pay the price of loyalty.
Bound by wild friendship and brutal competition, these young women will do anything to carve a space for themselves in this ruthless city.
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'Wonderfully vivid, powerful and compelling' JOSEPH O'CONNOR
'A glorious tale of female friendship and rivalry' LUCIE McKNIGHT HARDY
'A startling new talent' PETER JAMES
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We never ran the place on paper, but we had reigned here as Kings, reigned over the world we created for ourselves.
1957, London. A gang of girls called the Kings rule the bomb-struck streets of Finsbury Park. When Harry, their unpredictable but charismatic leader, tries to encroach on the territory of the rival Seven Sisters gang, the Kings know they're in for a fight.
Armed with flick knives and fists, they do battle in dancehalls and on football fields. But with the authorities closing in and conscripted boys threatening to reclaim what was once theirs, the Kings must ask if they're willing to pay the price of loyalty.
Bound by wild friendship and brutal competition, these young women will do anything to carve a space for themselves in this ruthless city.
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Reviews
"On the evidence of her debut novel, Kelly Frost should have a sound career ahead of her as a writer"
Historical Novel Society
"The Kings Head is not only a compelling story but also an understated celebration of female friendship and a lament for its alterations with time"
The Sunday Times
"Expertly toys with gender and explores young people's place in the world. The Kings Head's postwar era is clearly defined. But the questions it asks [...] are eternal."
Observer