Review
'This is the real deal' Benjamin Zephaniah 'The beautiful language of real people. These stories have integrity, sharpness and clarity. This is the real deal.' Benjamin Zephaniah 'This powerful and moving collection does what the best short stories should do - provide a mirror into a less familiar world.' Bonnie Greer 'Compelling and completely unpredictable. A book which is so alive it feels hot to hold.' Yasmin Alibhai-Brown 'Exciting slices of lives never seen before, emotions rarely touched and of course, voices seldom heard. Enticing.' Courttia Newland 'Stories that sparkle with the vitality of Birmingham itself.' Debjani Chatterjee
Product Description
Collections of black and Asian writing are a rare event in British publishing; a regional anthology is unique. With its characteristically forthright Birmingham flavour, this spirited volume brings together voices grounded in the life of a modern multicultural city. Unprecedented, timely anthology of black and Asian writing from the heart of the UK Unflinching tales of experience that will challenge and delight Seventeen candid, refreshing stories that tell of lives rarely seen
About the Author
Leone Ross is the author of two critically acclaimed novels, All The Blood is Red (ARP, 1996) and Orange Laughter (Anchor Press/Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2000).
Yvonne Brissett is a broadcast journalist at BBC Birmingham. Her credits include the award-winning series Windrush.
