His first three novels, Memory of Departure (1987), Pilgrims Way (1988) and Dottie (1990), document the immigrant experience in contemporary Britain from different perspectives.
Imisebenzi yakhe yokuqala emithathu -Inkumbulo Yokusuka (1987), AmaPilgrim Way (1988) futhi Dottie (1990) - anezindikimba ezifanayo: akhombisa ukuhluka okuhlukile kokuhlangenwe nakho kwabokufika eGreat Britain.