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Opening Chapter to 'You Complete The Masterpiece'

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I'm grateful to Sarah at Baskerville Books blog, who wrote this review of my last novel 'You Complete The Masterpiece'. It's great to see it reached Kuwait! 'This is a powerful book about corruption, a theme the author has explored before. The language is lyrical, the message is sharp, and yet it never feels heavy. Instead, it flows in a way that kept me utterly hooked till the very last page. That balance is rare. The story uses poetic language to show the truths about power, complicity, and the systems that allow corruption to continue. It also made me think.. where do we actually draw the line when deciding if something is corrupt, or immoral? At the same time, it gives us characters and moments that feel real and human. And even with such a serious subject, there were touches of humour. I actually found myself wishing Mankowski would write a full comedy one day. I loved it.' I've shared the first chapter of it below- the whole book can be read h...
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My generation was told if it worked hard it’d have everything previous generations enjoyed. So why when that hasn’t happened are so many in the older generation saying it's our fault?

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Okay, I realise any piece of research that begins with an article in The Daily Mail is built on quicksand. But perhaps the ground moving under our feet isn’t a bad way to begin on this topic. The researcher Dr Eliza Filby published a piece on The Mail Online entitled  ‘How baby boomers really DID have it easier - and why it's only getting harder for Gen Z to get on the housing ladder’. I think the responses it garnered shed some light into some pretty dark caves. Filby’s research proved that: 1. Baby Boomers Dominate Homeownership So Baby Boomers (those born 1946–1964) still own a disproportionate share of housing, often paying mortgages only 2–3%—far below today’s rates. This allows them to stay put, rent out properties, or move with financial freedom. It also allows them (and this is a separate story) to decide which of their children to financially help—or not. 2. Younger Generations Rely on Parental Help For the UK, a 2019 Statista report found that 62% of homeowners under 35 r...
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