This book follows the lives of 12 different women through their lives, loves and struggles. The mainly British and black women and girls give us a Britain which challenges us with its glimpse into their lives. Cleverly linking together various women through the last century. Each of the 12 characters is given a chapter, occasionally other characters appear and overlap, but essentially each character has a different life, choices and background. From gender identity, a career woman, a young bride from Barbados in an unhappy marriage, an abusive lesbian relationship All very diverse lives but eloquently written. These characters are elegant vessels to discuss and illustrate the many and varied lives of British black women.
The book generated a good discussion about identity, colour, race and being a woman.
Words used to describe it: marvelous, rich storytelling, better on the second reading, too many characters, irritating, humanity
Marks out of 10: between 5 - 9
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