Mensah J. A.
Mensah J. A. - Castles From Cobwebs Longlisted For The Desmond Elliott Prize - Paperback
Mensah J. A. - Castles From Cobwebs Longlisted For The Desmond Elliott Prize - Paperback
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Description: I d always known that I was Brown. Black was different though; it came announced. Black came with expectations of rhythm and other things that might trip me up. Imani is a foundling. Rescued as a baby and raised by nuns on a remote Northumbrian island she grows up with an ever - increasing feeling of displacement. Full of questions Imani turns to her shadow Amarie and her friend Harold. When Harold can t find the answers she puts it down to what the nuns call her greater purpose . At nineteen Imani answers a phone call that will change her life: she is being called to Accra after the sudden death of her biological mother. Past present faith and reality are spun together in this enthralling debut. Following her transition from innocence to understanding Imani's experience illuminates the stories we all tell to make ourselves whole.
Title: Castles From Cobwebs Longlisted For The Desmond Elliott Prize
Author(s): Mensah J. A.
Publisher: Saraband
Barcode: 9781913393458
Pages: 288 Pages
Publication Date: 6/7/2022
Category: Religion: General
Description: I d always known that I was Brown. Black was different though; it came announced. Black came with expectations of rhythm and other things that might trip me up. Imani is a foundling. Rescued as a baby and raised by nuns on a remote Northumbrian island she grows up with an ever - increasing feeling of displacement. Full of questions Imani turns to her shadow Amarie and her friend Harold. When Harold can t find the answers she puts it down to what the nuns call her greater purpose . At nineteen Imani answers a phone call that will change her life: she is being called to Accra after the sudden death of her biological mother. Past present faith and reality are spun together in this enthralling debut. Following her transition from innocence to understanding Imani's experience illuminates the stories we all tell to make ourselves whole.
Title: Castles From Cobwebs Longlisted For The Desmond Elliott Prize
Author(s): Mensah J. A.
Publisher: Saraband
Barcode: 9781913393458
Pages: 288 Pages
Publication Date: 6/7/2022
Category: Religion: General
