Face (Bloomsbury Educational Editions) - Tapa dura

'A brilliant first novel' --Guardian

'A lively and positive account ... incredibly well told' --Irish Times

'Impressive ... Zephaniah writes wonderfully natural dialogue with the same ease as he spins out rhyming couplets' --Glasgow Herald

Benjamin Zephaniah's debut novel is a powerfully written and shocking story which is brought to life by his simple and direct style. In Face, Zephaniah tells the story of Martin Turner, a confident joker and leader of the 'Gang of Three'. An accident in a stolen car leaves Martin unconscious in hospital. When he wakes up he realises that the accident has left his face severely scarred. Now, Martin is on the receiving end of people's prejudices and his life has changed forever.