Trapped Life

'The roads don't forget, and old reputations cling on, drawing trouble even when someone's trying to start fresh.'
Take a step into the heart of inner-city life in Britain with Trapped Life, a searingly candid narrative that transcends sensationalist headlines to reveal the authentic lives of the mandem on the Northville Estate in London. As she accounts a year living on her childhood estate through both personal and professional insights, Ebony Reid offers a raw and intimate look at a vibrant and troubled community so often misunderstood by wider society.
Through a beautiful blending of reality and creative storytelling, Reid shares a powerful account of the lives of the mandem and the devastating socioeconomic disparity in urban Britain.

Ebony Reid is a criminologist and ethnographer who specialises in researching street crime and violence in inner-city London. Having grown up on an estate in London, she dedicates her academic teaching and research to examining the cycles of poverty, psychosocial factors, and the related violence that frequently underpin 'Trap Life'.