Part 1- Four years earlier: Chapter 1

May

Manjit, “Manny” is 13 years old. He lives with his parents and his two brothers in Leicester. He has also two sisters who not live at home. There marry mans from India so that they can live illegal in England. Manny parents and his brothers Ranjit and Harry start to organise his arrange wedding when he gets 17 years old. His father loves the Punjabi traditions and wants to keep them in there family. He drinks a lot of alcohol, makes racist comments and he hits Manny often. Manny is like the “black sheep” of his family, he is more influenced by the western culture. Harry and Ranjit are newer versions of their father. Ranjit has married a Punjabi girl, Jas who they did not know before. Harry lives with Manny is a room. His mother is not interested in her son. She never talks to him. Manny’s family is not interested in school education. They want to Manny to earn money and not to study. Manny has a best friend. His name is Ady and he is black Jamaican. Ady and Manny steal, smoke and drink alcohol.