Go Home Birdie Brown by Blake, Laura

Description

Birdie has come too far to go quietly …

A powerful and emotional novel inspired by the Windrush Scandal.

This is a story about being told you don’t belong. This is a story about knowing you do.

This is a story about Birdie.

Birdie Brown’s life is held together by family — her sharp-witted daughter Carmen, her son Scott who no one mentions, and five grandkids who keep her on her toes. Retirement is bingo nights, babysitting, and TV with her granddaughter Saffie — until a letter from the Home Office arrives.

It says she’s here illegally. That she must return to Jamaica — a country she hasn’t seen since childhood.

As the system threatens to erase her, Birdie must confront buried truths and fractured ties. Can she hold on to the life she built — and the family that built her?

‘Such a moving story and so well told’ ? ? ? ? ?

‘An important, compassionate and thought-provoking read’ ? ? ? ??

‘It’s a story with heart and life and I’d recommend it to anyone who can read’ ? ? ? ? ?

‘A self-assured debut …A wonderful story of family, community, and the importance of recognising people instead of categories.’ Louise Hare author of This Lovely City

‘A tender, powerful and emotional novel … wonderfully moving’ Platinum Magazine

‘A vital and emotional read’ Fabulous Magazine

Netgalley readers love Go Home Birdie Brown:

‘It’s heartbreaking but uplifting too, a … brave voice that deserves to be heard’

‘This book broke my heart’

‘An excellent book’

‘Brilliant’