An electric collection of fiction from the Prime Minister's Prize shortlisted author.

A spoiled Emirati rich girl, an Iranian asylum seeker in Amsterdam, a Liberian refugee seeking aid from a charity, a Ukrainian prostitute, a Danish sex trafficker, a Chinese gamer. Alizadeh's characters live on the edge of what is considered civilised society, oftern caught between East and West, in the web of global politics. Fresh and adventurous, this absorbing story cycle melds themes of love, exploitation, globalisation, war and poverty, offering a provocative and panoramic view of contemporary life.