{"product_id":"once-upon-a-time-in-brixton-9781918675276","title":"Once Upon A Time In Brixton","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Paul Smith\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Charles Book Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Charles Book Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Organized Crime\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnce Upon a Time in Brixton\u003c\/strong\u003e is a raw and unflinching true story of survival, gang culture, violence, and redemption on the streets of South London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrowing up on the notorious Stockwell Park Estate in Brixton, Paul Smith was drawn into a world where drugs, robberies, gangs, and street warfare became part of everyday life. Raised without a father and surrounded by criminals who became his role models, he quickly rose through the brutal hierarchy of London's underground street culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat began as petty crime and childhood rebellion soon spiralled into a dangerous life of drug dealing, violence, paranoia, and destruction. By the age of nineteen, Paul's world collapsed completely, ending in a shocking six-day rampage that left multiple people dead and changed countless lives forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold in Paul Smith's own voice, this powerful memoir takes readers deep inside Britain's hidden gang culture - from Brixton estates and sound-system clashes to prison cells and the notorious walls of Broadmoor Hospital. Honest, disturbing, emotional, and deeply reflective, this is not a glorification of crime, but a rare insight into the realities of street life, mental breakdown, guilt, and the search for redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers of \u003cem\u003eGang Leader for a Day\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMonster\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Sense of Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e, and gritty urban true-crime memoirs, \u003cem\u003eOnce Upon a Time in Brixton\u003c\/em\u003e is a gripping journey into a world few ever truly see - and even fewer survive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charles Book Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47892917420183,"sku":"9781918675276","price":1387.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781918675276.webp?v=1781189971","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/once-upon-a-time-in-brixton-9781918675276","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}