The Pickup

B format edition of this novel recounting the relationship between a young woman from a priveliged background (escaping from a social set that she despises) and an Arab garage maechanic, by the one-time Booker Prize-winner. A highly accomplished fictional exploration of the disparate cultures of the Middle East and middle-class, white South Africa. "A bittersweet "Romeo & Juliet" for our cynical age...brilliant and unsettling" "The Times".