Sahota 's first novel , '' Ours are the Streets '' , was published in January 2011 by Picador . He wrote the book in the evenings and at weekends because of his day job . The novel tells the story of a British Pakistani youth who becomes a suicide bomber . Sahota was prompted to start writing the book by the 7 July 2005 London bombings . According to the '' Sheffield Telegraph '' , the book is " being mentioned in literary supplements as one of the novels to look out for in 2011 " . '' Ours are the Streets '' has been reviewed in a number of national newspapers , including '' The Times '' , '' The Guardian '' , '' The Independent '' and '' The Sunday Times ''
7 July 2005 London bombings
7 July 2005 London bombings
Sunjeev Sahota