This is Surrey, nothing bad ever happens.Except somehow fifteen-year-old Veerapen, half-Tamil, half-Jew and the fastest runner in the school has justhelped bury Moon Suzuki, the girl he loved. His dad has run off with an optician and his mother's just startedspeed-dating.Since when did growing up in the suburbs get this complicated?As the knots of Moon and Veerapen's tragic romance unravel, Niven Govinden brings to life a misfit hero of theschool yard, bristling with tenderness, venom and vigour. Graffiti My Soul is hip, rich, big-hearted and unforgettable.'Witty, sharp and effortlessly readable. Fizzy with pop-cultural references and chock-full of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll.'Guardianon Niven Govinden's We Are the New Romantics.