Social issue poems. Historical poems.Political poems. Poems about nature and the environment. Poems about London. Poems about diet and weight. Feminist poems
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Diese Serie begleitet eine Gruppe vielfältiger Individuen, die sich den Herausforderungen und Möglichkeiten eines entscheidenden Jahres stellen. Jeder Teil taucht tiefer in ihre persönlichen Reisen ein und erforscht Themen wie Ehrgeiz, Widerstandsfähigkeit und die Suche nach Verbindung in einer sich schnell verändernden Welt. Die Leser werden von fesselnden Erzählungen angezogen, die die Fähigkeit des menschlichen Geistes zur Anpassung und zum Wachstum hervorheben. Es ist eine Sammlung von Geschichten, die die Essenz einer Generation einfangen, die ihrer Zukunft entgegenblickt.
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Through the Leopard's Gaze is an amazing memoir chronicling the award winning comedian's difficult but inspiring life growing up in Kenya. Her book illuminates family abuse, racism identity and emotional triumph through the lenses of the author's personal history and the history of Kenya.
A #TwentyIn2020 romance that beautifully centres vulnerability while exploring the limits of love at first sight. Ren is an Afro-Brazilian filmmaker recovering from a heartbreaking betrayal, while Kayla is a Black British artist and journalist. Thrown together during an interview for Ren's... číst celé
In her first full collection, Hibaq Osman presents her poems in flashes of memory. Part of the #TwentyIn2020 collection for Black British writing, Where The Memory Was represents the voice and experience of young Black Britain today through one of their own literary stars.
Locating Strong Woman is a portrait of unperformed femininity. Eschewing the stereotypical portrayal of the Strong Woman and the even more loaded Strong Black Woman, these poems invite the reader to interrogate the protagonists and find in their stories a quiet strength.
A Jamaican-British thirty-something with her biological clock ticking loudly, Symona Brown is looking for Mr Right. After being consciously single for a number of years, Symona is ready to jump back into the dating arena and this time, she knows who she is and what she wants. But will the hard lessons she learned guide her to the love she desires?
Are We Home Yet?
- 254 Seiten
- 9 Lesestunden
One of Jacaranda's #TwentyIn2020, Are We Home Yet? is a moving memoir of a mixed-race woman from a working class community in Leeds and her outspoken French-Canadian mother. Exploring issues of shame, immigration and class, the pair share their stories but struggle to understand each other's choices in a fast-changing world.
When a child's severed hand is found, DC Toks Ade is thrown into a world of Nigerian traditional customs, ritual sacrifice, and international trafficking. Together they must find the guilty parties before more children are lost. A chilling thriller introducing Detectives Toks Ade, Philip Dean, and investigative author Coretta Davis.
A retelling of Steinbeck's classic Of Mice and Men set in West London, Ugly Dogs Don't Cry follows two boys entering their first year of college and their complicated journeys towards achieving their dreams.
A Circle of Five is a compilation of stories from five women of the Windrush generation. Transcribed from interviews recorded by H V Joshua, the book takes us through the memories, trials and tribulations of these women, charting their genesis in the Caribbean all the way to their new lives in the United Kingdom.
TwentyIn2020 romance saga, Love Again, is a classic fake relationship turned real love. Honey Fontaine is a young woman trying to evade her mother's husband hunting by enlisting pretend boyfriend, handsome business man Ashley Elliott. Neither are prepared for the intensity of feelings that develop.
A collection of guided tours throughout London Black History Walks invites the reader to see their surroundings with new eyes.
Mathilda Adamarola, die Protagonistin von L.O.T.E., sucht nach vergessenen Künstlern und Literaten, den "Transzinationen". Ihre Recherche führt sie zur schottischen Dichterin Hermia Druitt, deren Leben sie durch feministische Ansätze erkundet. In der Kleinstadt Dun entdeckt sie eine Künstlerresidenz und taucht in ein Netz aus Dekadenz und Geheimnissen ein.
Bad Love
- 352 Seiten
- 13 Lesestunden
TwentyIn2020 romance Bad Love is the story of London born Ghanaian Ekuah Danquah and her tumultuous experience with first love. Marked by this experience, she finds herself at a crossroads - can she fall in love again, or does the siren song of her first love still call?
When Temilola wakes up abandoned in a marketplace with no recollection of who he is, a young street hawker begrudgingly takes him under his wing and teaches him how to survive on the streets. Bound by fate and a dark secret, he and his mentor, Vipaar, must evade brutal street leaders and government gangs to survive in this Dickensian tale.
A sparkling satire on international aid and celebrity, Looking for Bono charts Baba's accidental quest to bring water to his Nigerian community by trying to secure the help of international humanitarian and rockstar, Bono, launching him into a world of high stakes foreign aid dealings and competing interests.
This unique #TwentyIn2020 memoir sheds light on Esuantsiwa Jane Goldsmith's journey as a feminist and political activist. The book illuminates her inner journey of self-discovery and uncovers truths that could help a growing community of mixed-race people struggling to find their own space in the world.
Containing reimaginings of Shakespeares's soliloquys and monologues that incorporate Jamaican Patois, Jamakespeare is an inventive and engrossing take on the Bard's classic works. Ideal for young readers, Jamakespeare makes Shakespeare fresh and new and is a compelling take on canonical texts.