The Book Of Echoes

<p><strong>SHORTLISTED FOR THE AUTHOR'S CLUB FIRST NOVEL AWARD, </strong><strong>THE RSL CHRISTOPHER BLAND PRIZE </strong><strong>and THE HWA DEBUT CROWN AWARD</strong><br /><br /><strong>'A new classic' </strong>SARA COLLINS, author of <em>THE CONFESSIONS OF FRANNIE LANGTON</em><br /><strong>'Impassioned</strong>. <strong>Lyrical and affecting' </strong><em>GUARDIAN</em><br /><em>_____________</em><br /><br />Brixton 1981. Sixteen-year-old Michael is already on the wrong side of the law. In in his community, where job opportunities are low and drug-running is high, this is nothing new. <br /><br />But when Michael falls for Ngozi, a vibrant young immigrant from the Nigerian village of Obowi, their startling connection runs far deeper than they realise.<br /><br />Narrated by the spirit of an African woman who lost her life on a slave ship two centuries earlier, her powerful story reveals how Michael and Ngozi's struggle for happiness began many lifetimes ago.<br /><br />Through haunting, lyrical words, one unforgettable message resonates: love, hope and unity will heal us all.<br /><em>_____________</em><br /><br /><strong>'A searing, rhapsodic novel. Filled with beauty, devastation and the power of ancestral connections that ripple through the ages' </strong>IRENOSEN OKOJIE, author of NUDIBRANCH<br /><br />'<strong>A gorgeous book'</strong> ALEX WHEATLE, author of <em>BRIXTON ROCK</em><br /><em>_____________</em><br /><br /><strong>Readers <em>love</em> THE BOOK OF ECHOES:<br /></strong><br />'A powerful and honest debut which is going to stay with me for a long time' *****<br /><br />'You can feel Amaka's passion rising off the page' *****<br /><br />'BRILLIANT, thoughtful and masterfully crafted' *****<br /><br />'Oh my goodness, the book itself is even more beautiful and haunting than the cover' *****</p>