Drawing on real accounts of the Ebola outbreak that devastated West Africa, this poignant, timely fable reflects on both the strength and the fragility of life and humanity's place in the world.
‘It crackles off the page!’ (ALEX WHEATLE); ‘An impressive, accomplished debut. Nicola Garrard finds and sustains a fresh voice, both knowing and naive, from inside a hazardous childhood world.... Læs mere
A story about the happenings at the Jaipur Literary Festival and the millions of aspiring writers who inhabit literary festivals.
Book 3 and the final instalment of the exciting historical quest trilogy. Istanbul 1593. In the last episode The Ruzgär inadvertently released an ancient demon. Now it lurks within the bowels of the city.
From the critically acclaimed author of Duppy Conqueror, comes his first collection of short stories. Stories which capture the Black experience in London, the yearning for home, the consequences of urban gentrification and of aging.
Seventies Brighton, teenager Naseem (Naz)'s life is made a misery by his father, a moody, bitter, disappointed man. Inspired by his favourite teacher, Naz escapes from a reality he has little control over by reading books.
NEW EDITION WITH TEACHER'S NOTES:14 year old Marcus is the best football player dealing with deafness, shifting friends, crazy parents and a 'special measures' school.
John Agard's first collection for adults reveals hidden truths that subtly change our view of who we are and where we come from.
Mwana, is a young man from Bantuland, living in Geneva with one foot in each culture. He sees Swiss society through African eyes, with all its contradictions.
A collection of short stories supported by illustrations of, South Asian football trailblazers, women and men, working at the highest level of the beautiful game.
The classic story of bruatl hardship, human endurance and hope.
In 1948, HMT Empire Windrush sails along the Caribbean picking up excited young men and women before heading for the Mother Country. But what happens during the voyage?