Jendella Benson

Broschiertes Buch

Hope & Glory

'A sweeping, rich tale' Bolu Babalola

Beschreibung

'So deliciously South London.' - Yomi Adegoke, author of SLAY IN YOUR LANE 'A sweeping, rich tale that explores family, secrets, loss, love and redemption within the context of a tessellation of cultures - written with a beautiful texture, Benson pulls you in to a deftly-woven story with tautly-written sentences, and before you know it you find yourself in too deep to get out, too deep to want to get out, wanting to know more.' - Bolu Babalola, author of LOVE IN COLOUR 'Jendella Benson has drawn such a compelling world that Hope and Glory, the book and the characters themselves, stayed with me long after I'd turned the final pages.' - Candice Carty-Williams, author of QUEENIE Glory arrives back in Peckham, from her seemingly-glamorous life in LA, to mourn the sudden death of her father, and finds her previously-close family has fallen apart in her absence. Her brother, Victor, has been jailed; her sister, Faith, appears to have lost her independence and ambition; and their mother, Celeste, is headed towards a breakdown. Glory is thrown by their disarray, and rather than returning to America she decides to stay and try to bring them all together again. However, when she unearths a huge family secret, Glory risks losing everyone she truly cares about in her pursuit of the truth. HOPE AND GLORY is a rich, heart-warming story of loss, love and family chaos, and marks an exciting new voice in fiction. READERS LOVE HOPE AND GLORY 'Love, Secrets, Redemption. This is a story of discovering yourself and finding your true home and the importance of family' ***** Reader review 'I adored this book' ***** 'This book is really wonderful' ****

Autor

Jendella is Head of Editorial at Black Ballad - the award-winning digital platform for Black British women - and has previously been a columnist for Media Diversified, MTV UK, and Christian Today. She has written for Metro Online and Independent Voices, as well as had her visual work featured in The Guardian, The Metro, The Voice Newspaper, and on London Live. Her short story, KINDLING, was published in The Book of Birmingham and her visual work has been exhibited across the UK and internationally, most notably at the House of Commons, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, and at the International Center of Photography in New York as part of ICP Projected in May 2018. Finally, Jendella is a TEDx speaker who has also appeared on BBC Radio 4's Women's Hour, as well as speaking at various universities and conferences.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Orion
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. April 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 155mm x 234mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 488g
• ISBN-13: 9781398702301
• ISBN-10: 1398702307
• Artikelnr.: 62230548