Jacqueline Roy - In Memory of Us : A profound evocation of memory and

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The item is a book Hardback
The Author Name is Jacqueline Roy
The Title is In Memory of Us : A profound evocation of memory and post-Windrush life in Britain

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Content Language - English
Category - FICTION / Family Life / Siblings
FICTION / Women
FICTION / Literary


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What does it mean to remember? Joined at birth, then pulled apart, Selina and Zoraa€s relationship is marked by a pattern of closeness and separation. Growing up in 50sa€ and 60sa€ London under the shadow of Enoch Powell, they are instinctively dependent on each other, and yet Zora yearns for her own identity. But in the eyes of the people around them, the twins are interchangeable. A  They come as a pair. They are Selzora. A  Now in her seventies and living with the early stages of dementia, Selina is tracing shards of memory. She is intent on untangling the traumatic events of the past that changed the twinsa€ lives. Perhaps Lydia, who has reintroduced herself to Selina with sharp, cool charisma, will help her find answers. But even as Selina struggles to make sense of her memories, ita€s all too clear that Lydia is hiding something. A In Memory of Us is a profound evocation of memory, and the strategies employed for illusion and survival in the wake of racism. It offers an often-overlooked insight into life as a Black Briton after the Windrush generation. Praise for Jacqueline Roy & The Gosling Girl: a€˜[The Gosling Girl] interrogates the context of a child's crime and simplistic notions of evil by society and the media. It fosters understanding & empathy and draws us deep inside the protagonist's psychologya€ Bernardine Evaristo a€˜This intriguing procedural is above all a portrait of two damaged women and a moving demonstration of how race and class have affected their lives'A The Times and The Sunday Times Crime Club 'This is a beautifully written, insightful and thought-provoking novel. Michelle's story drew me in immediately, and while it's heartbreaking in places, it's uplifting in others. Jacqueline Roy writes with deep compassion and empathy, and I have a feeling this wonderfully compelling novel will stay with me for a long time'A Susan Elliot Wright, author ofA All You Ever Wanted 'A thoughtful, slow-burn exploration of how damaged children damage, The Gosling Girl asks whether some children are born evil - and shows emphatically that an abusive childhood is to blame. I felt increasing sympathy for Michelle Cameron, in all her manifestations. At times, disturbing, poignant, and thought-provoking'A Sarah Vaughan, author of Anatomy of a Scandal and Reputation a€˜It was refreshing to read a thriller that wasna€t full of twists, though I kept waiting for them, as Ia€ve been conditioned to expect them. This well-plotted story follows Michelle, whoa€s recently been released from prison. Does someone whoa€s committed an awful crime deserve to start again?a€A Prima a€˜Written with compassion, and an exceptional sense of identity by Roy a€” born to a Jamaican father and a British mother a€” it is both striking and powerfula€A A Daily Mail a€˜(a)a€¦provocative tale of institutional racism, and how the marginalised fight backa€A StylistA Magazine a€˜A powerful look at institutionalised racism and the after-effects of a childhood crime'A S Magazine a€˜The Gosling GirlA is one of the most moving thrillers Ia€ve read for some time'A Observer A 

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