A major work of historical and political fiction exploring the birth of the Independent Labour Party, its development in the early twentieth century and its fortunes in the interwar years. Including appearances from every leading socialist of the age, it centres upon the historical figures of Fred Jowett, Philip Snowden and Victor Grayson.
It's the summer of 1976 and Adrea is falling in love, while nursing the decrepit residents of Heron Close, a care home in Chalk Farm. This is the summer that sees Blue Oyster Cult and Supertramp superseded by Patti Smith and the Stranglers, and as the heat rises in and out of the Roundhouse, the lives of Heron Close's residents and carers are about to blister and burn.