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Windrush Women: Past and Present

Windrush Women: Past and Present

One of several events to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Windrush is Windrush Women: Past and Present on 25 June at the British Library and hosted by Wasafiri, A evening celebrating women writers from the Windrush era and their legacy.

Posted on 10 June 2018 by queenpea77Posted in NewsTagged events, poetry, readings, Windrush, women, women writers, writers. 6 Comments

The Friend by Dorothy Koomson

The Friend by Dorothy Koomson

When Cece Solarin moves to Brighton with her husband and three children, she is unaware that she is stepping into the midst of a deadly secret within her new neighbourhood.

Posted on 18 April 201818 April 2018 by queenpea77Posted in ReviewsTagged books, relationships, women. Leave a comment

Homegoing

Two half sisters, each unaware of the other. One marries an English slave trader and the other is taken captive into slavery.

Posted on 2 September 201715 March 2018 by queenpea77Posted in ReviewsTagged books, family, relationships, slavery, women. Leave a comment

An Untamed State – Roxane Gay

Mireille Duval Jameson is a successful lawyer and daughter of one of the richest men in Haiti. One horrifying day, her life of privilege is cruelly snatched from her.

Posted on 26 February 201715 March 2018 by queenpea77Posted in ReviewsTagged abuse, books, family, fiction, just-read, love, privilege, race, relationships, society, women. Leave a comment

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