Anna Eadie

On her first day of school, Sofia – a Brazilian teenager who has recently arrived in London – is bullied by a group of British students. Homesick and alienated from the world around her, she meets Lauren, a British-Nigerian teenager who shows her Sun Rah, a world entirely of her own making in a nearby park, where they make their home together.

Over one night in a North London corner shop, troubled shopkeeper Youssef is caught between police scrutiny, his uncle’s control, and friction with customers, culminating in an unresolved confrontation obscured by CCTV blind spots.