A Glass Rope

Adam Mahfouz's life falls apart when he is mugged by a former pupil. He loses his job, his house and nearly his life. He travels across and under a London 40 years in the future, trying to recapture his life as an international teacher; instead he uncovers the truth about the sometimes violent events that damaged his family and friends when he was a student.

The novel is a love letter to the East of London and to the River Thames, the 'glass rope' of the title.