Jaq, A Top Boy Story

Jaq has built a good life near the top of the Summerhouse crew, but messages are coming in, and she must make a choice: step back from the road and start a life she's never considered or seize her opportunities and risk everything for life-changing money.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 25 January 2024
Publisher: Canongate Books

I am going to tell you everything. I am going to tell you the whole story. Sometimes, all it takes is a single message. Maybe it is bad, like a rival top boy has been switched off. Or maybe it is good, like an opportunity you never thought you would get. But opportunities mean risks, and debts, and you never want to owe anyone anything.

Jaq has worked hard on the road since she was fourteen, bringing in money to keep her broken family afloat. Now, she has built a good life near the top of the Summerhouse crew, with a beautiful home she shares with her girlfriend, Becks, and her heavily pregnant older sister, Lauryn. But messages are coming in – good and bad – and Jaq has to make a choice: step back from the road and start a life she has never even considered. Or seize her opportunities and risk everything for life-changing money. Either way, Jaq will make enemies. And those enemies are not going to let her go easily.

Jaq has always been careful. She knows the risks of the road, and she has always been careful to keep her head down and her nose clean. But now, she is being pulled in two directions. She wants to stay on the road, but she also wants to start a family with Becks. She knows that if she stays on the road, she will never be able to have the life she wants. But if she leaves the road, she will lose everything she has worked for.

Jaq is torn between two worlds. She loves the road, and she loves her family. But she cannot have both. She has to make a choice, and she knows that it will be a difficult one. She has to decide whether to stay on the road and risk everything for the chance of a life-changing payday, or to leave the road and start a family with the woman she loves.

Jaq is a strong woman. She has faced many challenges in her life, and she has always come out on top. But this is the biggest challenge of all. She has to decide whether to stay on the road or to leave it behind and start a new life. She knows that whatever she chooses, she will be leaving something behind. She will be leaving her family, her friends, and her life on the road. But she also knows that she will be starting a new life with the woman she loves, and that she will be able to have the life she has always dreamed of.

Jaq takes a deep breath and closes her eyes. She knows that she has to make a choice, and she knows that it will be a difficult one. But she also knows that she has to be true to herself. She opens her eyes and looks at Becks. "I love you," she says. "But I can't stay on the road. I want to start a family with you." Becks looks at Jaq with tears in her eyes. "I love you too," she says. "But I understand. I want to start a family with you too."

Jaq and Becks sit together, holding each other's hands. They know that they are making a difficult choice, but they also know that they are making the right choice. They are choosing to start a family and to build a life together. They are choosing to leave the road behind and to start a new life. They are choosing to be true to themselves and to each other.

Jaq and Becks stand on the edge of the road, looking out at the horizon. They know that the road will always be there, but they also know that they have the strength and the courage to face whatever comes their way. They are ready to start a new life, and they are ready to face whatever challenges come their way. They are ready to be true to themselves and to each other, and they are ready to build a life together that is full of love, happiness, and adventure.

Weight: 180g
Dimension: 128 x 198 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781805300731
Edition number: Tie-In - TV Tie-In