Moses Ascending by Sam Selvon Paperback Book 9780241504390

Moses thinks hes got it made Originally a poor Caribbean immigrant he is now the proud landlord of a ramshackle house in Shepherds Bush London He has visions of being master of his own domain writing his memoirs while his trusty sidekick and handyman Bob does all the work But Moses problems are far from overSoon a Black Power group take over the basement headed by the indomitable but very sexy Brenda and an illegal peoplesmuggling ring is discovered upstairs Not to mention harassment from racist police sheepslaughtering in the back yard and a Black Panther the human kind on the looseWill Moses elaborately constructed castle in the air be demolished by these unruly forcesFollowing the fortunes of characters from Selvons The Lonely Londoners Moses Ascending is a hilarious and telling depiction of 1970s Britain