Lonely Crowds: The debut novel that became a cult literary obsession

Though she wouldn’t trade it for New York, being a Londoner seems to suit Stephanie Wambugu. “I’m generally doing the same sorts of things while I’m here,” says the 28-year-old Kenyan-American author, who has been working on her next novel in cafés and British Library reading rooms while staying with her boyfriend in Leyton. “It doesn’t quite feel interchangeable yet, but I enjoy it.”

Wambugu’s first book Lonely Crowds will behellip;

read more raquo;