A collection of first person narratives as told to Craig Taylor, an adopted Londoner whose introduction to this book is one of the smoothest and sweetest openings I've read in a long time.

Lengthy, varied and honest the stories told capture the best, the worst and that undeniable pull of London that so many feel. While it definitely plays on a few (admittedly much-loved stereotypes) like the London Cabbie or the immigrants who make London so colourful there are more than a few too often unheard voices. My personal favourites were the scenes so vividly painted at Spitalfields fruit and veg market, Sarah's story from young Greek boy to wild-spirited woman and the young East Londoner who tries to improve relations between the Bangladeshi and white pensioners in his area. Highly recommend to those who love, hate or are fascinated by London... Thank you Craig Taylor!