{"product_id":"this-is-home-luca-serra-9781914090844","title":"This Is Home","description":"\u003cp\u003eCarlo moves from his Italian hometown to London and begins life anew as a kitchen porter in an underground mice-infested kitchen. His coworker, Keto, a 40-year-old Ghanaian has quit his job many times but always returns, as if magnetised by the potwash.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarlo searches for answers with his older housemate Marrok, but Marrok is struggling to cope with memories of past tragedy as death is haunting him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e400 miles north Brazilian au-pair Brunilda arrives in Glasgow. Culture-shocked by accents, sideways rain and food habits, her heart divided between the comfort of her family in Belo Horizonte and a new life in Scotland, she finds an ally in Kamila, a young Polish illustrator, with whom the line between friendship and love begin to blur.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is Home\u003c\/strong\u003e is a constantly changing exploration of friendship, belonging and what it means to forge your place in the world far away from home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*\u003cp\u003eLuca Serra's debut novel \u003cstrong\u003eThis is Home\u003c\/strong\u003e unearths the hidden corners of city life, where dreams simmer in kitchen sinks and friendships bloom in the cracks of hardship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA multicultural cast of workers, immigrants, and dreamers in Glasgow and London navigate hard jobs, and the bittersweet search for home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour individuals, a Brazilian, a Ghanaian, an Italian and Russian navigate the complexities of identity and belonging in a new country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuca Serra is a Scottish Book Trust New Writers Award awardee and this is his first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A Brilliant debut. \u003cstrong\u003eThis is Home\u003c\/strong\u003e is a profound piece of literature for contemporary society.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRAY ANYASI\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\" A fascinating study of home, friendship, and the lives of four young people experiencing life in a new country. This thoughtful and insightful must-read asks us to consider the view that 'every new day away from home is a day of rebirth'.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOLIVE RITCH\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Luca Serra captures the complexities faced by the people who migrate to the UK to establish new lives. This is Home is a matrix of stories and micro-stories that diverge and intersect, a collaborative puzzle where everyone tries to figure out what 'home' now means to them as they establish new footing in big cities.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eANNA CHEUNG\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Luca Serra\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1914090845\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781914090844\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Leamington Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.35w x 0.57d","brand":"Luca Serra","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48218007732479,"sku":"9781914090844","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_65f8a487-de39-4d87-94ea-3ed2b7231177.jpg?v=1772000832","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/this-is-home-luca-serra-9781914090844","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}