Corby the industrial new town built around a vast steel works draws many to the fires of its furnaces - in the hope of steady work a better house a fresh start. Amongst them are Francis Cameron from Scotland and his friend Jan Ruckert the son of Latvian refugees. Alienated intelligent and curious they form a strong and lasting bond: two teenage boys finding their feet in a foreign place. But violence hangs in the Corby air like the ash and the stench from the steel works and when it comes down it is sudden and lethal - with repercussions that will last a lifetime.
Living Nowhere is a story of friendship and loss - a resonant thrilling book that carries at its core a beautiful and terrible secret.