A novel of obsessive love in an age of obsessive materialism, Seven Types of Ambiguity is Elliot Perlman's stunning follow-up to his highly acclaimed debut novel Three Dollars. Following years of unrequited love, an out-of-work schoolteacher decides to take matters into his own hands, kidnapping his beloved's young son and triggering a chain of events no one could have anticipated.

Dealing with memory, racism and the human capacity for guilt, resilience, heroism, and unexpected kindness, 'The Street Sweeper' spans over 50 years, and ranges from New York to Melbourne, Chicago, Warsaw and Auschwitz, as two very different paths lead to one greater story.