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Epic in scale and intimate in approach, White Teeth tackles genetics, eugenics, gender, race, class and history. The story travels through Jamaica, Turkey, Bangladesh and India but ends up in a scrubby North London borough, home of two unlikely heroes: prevaricating Archie Jones and intemperate Samad Iqbal. They met in the Second World War, as part of a 'Buggered Battalion' and have been best friends ever since. Archie marries beautiful, buck-toothed Clara, who's on the run from her Jehovah's Witness mother, and they have a daughter, Irie. Samad marries stroppy Alsana and they have twin sons. Smith's novel was hugely acclaimed, and the affectionate portrayal of characters translated well into a popular television mini series.