Cabbages
. . . The Turkish variety are prized for their enlarged leaf bud, that’s where
we put the heroin . . .
There’s a stash of heroin waiting to be imported, and no
one seems sure what to do with it . . . But Ayla’s a gardener, and she has a
plan.
Offering a fresh and funny take on the
machinery of the North London heroin trade, Keeping the House lifts
the lid on a covert world thriving just beneath notice: not only in McDonald's
queues and men’s clubs, but in spotless living rooms and whispering kitchens.
Spanning three generations, this is the story of the women who keep their
family – and their family business – afloat, juggling everything from police
surveillance to trickier questions of community, belonging and love.