Universality

A young journalist chases the traces of a bludgeoning of a man with a gold bar at a rave. This leads her down the path of squatters aiming for self-sufficiency, landlords with dirty laundry, UK media magnates heating up the discourse, and the chaos of the early pandemic. Even the publishing of her piece and the subsequent film adaptation don't seem to offer any peace. With no intention to shy away from the UK's toxic media landscape and the aimless sensationalism of national discourse, Brown pivots from journalistic thriller to stream-of-consciousness social novel with grace and delivers a worthy follow-up to Assembly.