Urban voices

A collection of texts that explores the excitement, tensions and injustices of urban life. A variety of texts - including extracts from novels, newspaper articles, poems and short stories - make up each of the five themed sections: Five cities; This landscape, these people, Penthouse and pavement; Gangs, groups, friends, foes and Hear me speak. The collection include texts by Bill Bryson, Jeanette Winterson, Beverley Naidoo, Jon McGregor and Robert Harris.