All That We've Got Hardback
by Jendella Benson
Hardback
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'Few people can write the way Jendella does' - Kelechi Okafor, author of Edge of Here'All That We've Got is simply brilliant' - Dorothy Koomson, author of Every Smile You Fake'A heartwarming story about the strength of...Black women' - Taylor-Dior Rumble, author of The Situationship'Simultaneously thought-provoking, heartrending and uplifting' - Onyi Nwabineli, author of Someday, Maybe'An engrossing, empowering story' - Lizzie Damilola Blackburn, author of Yinka, Where is Your Huzband?Over one relentlessly hot summer, two women's lives are about to collide in the most unexpected ways. Mimi is a single mum in her twenties, looking to break free from her family's judgements and her church's oppressive, hypocritical gossip to establish who she is on her own.
But a dangerous new romance could lead her into trouble... Meanwhile, fifteen-year-old Abi dreams of emulating the life she sees through social media and helping her mother with the bills.
When she's offered the chance to make money fast by helping a group of local boys, she and her friends jump at it.
But soon they're crossing county lines, and Abi finds she's in over her head... Could Mimi and Abi forge a bond that could free them both, at the heart of a community they've taken for granted?A powerful commentary on the city we don't always see, this is the stunning new novel from Jendella Benson, the author of the acclaimed Hope & Glory.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:432 pages
- Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
- Publication Date:04/07/2024
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- ISBN:9781398702349
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Pre-Order
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:432 pages
- Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
- Publication Date:04/07/2024
- Category:
- ISBN:9781398702349