Tice Cin discusses her remarkable debut novel, KEEPING THE HOUSE, with Lola Olufemi at St. Thomas's Chuch, Clapton Common on 7 September 2021. 'The Turkish variety are prized for their enlarged leaf bud, that’s where we put the heroin . . .' Ayla has a plan. There’s a stash of heroin, just waiting to be imported. No one seems sure what to do with it, but Ayla’s a gardener, and she knows. From secretive men’s clubs to spotless living rooms, Keeping the House is an electrifying debut that lifts the lid on a covert world. But just as it offers a fresh take on the London drug trade and its machinery, it tells the story of three women in one house: a grandmother, a mother, and the daughter, each dealing with the intricacies and reverberations of community, migration and love. Order a copy of KEEPING THE HOUSE: https://bit.ly/3tT3DeQ View forthcoming events from Pages of Hackney: https://bit.ly/3lx2vto With thanks to: Tice Cin Lola Olufemi Nichola Smalley (And Other Stories) Father William Taylor (St. Thomas' Church, Clapton Common) Martine Sobey (Clapton Commons) Lou Palmer (recording and production)