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2026: A quiet neighbourhood of London is about to be shattered.
The Fox of Kensal Green
What you need to know before your trail
Normally little happens in these mixed streets of families, retirees, podcasters and gossips. A little group create a community garden. An ageing journalist writes nature columns. A left-wing Scotsman longs for the glory days when he interviewed Castro. A disabled professor plans a book clearance. Supine Mario takes far too many drugs. And Wilf Kelly decides to get a fox as a pet.
Can a fox be tamed? Wilf sets out to do it. We follow his journey of self-discovery as he patiently befriends the animal.
When Wilf is accused of an awful crime, he becomes the target of a police and media firestorm. It’s a drama that galvanises not just the community but people from all around London to pour to Kensal Green’s streets. But can anyone prove Wilf’s innocence?
Travel Guide
Kensal Green London
Kensal Green is an often-overlooked area of London, squeezed between the more famous Notting Hill and more Caribbean Harlesden. In fact, most of its residents are not alive. A quarter of a million lie in Kensal Green Cemetery.
The whole novel is set in the area around the cemetery and it focuses attention on the lives and loves of those who still have stories to tell.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: The Fox of Kensal Green
Destination/Location: London ( Kensal Green) Author: Richard Tyrrell Departure: 2026
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