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What does it mean to remember?Joined at birth, then pulled apart, Selina and Zoras relationship is marked by a pattern of closeness and separation. Growing up in 50s and 60s London under the shadow of Enoch Powell, they are instinctively dependent on each other, and yet Zora yearns for her own identity. But in the eyes of the people around them, the twins are interchangeable.They come as a pair.They are Selzora.Now in her seventies and living with the early stages of dementia, Selina is tracing shards of memory. She is intent on untangling the traumatic events of the past that changed the twins lives. Perhaps Lydia, who has reintroduced herself to Selina with sharp, cool charisma, will help her find answers. But even as Selina struggles to make sense of her memories, its all too clear that Lydia is hiding something.In Memory of Us is a profound evocation of memory, and the strategies employed for illusion and survival in the wake of racism. It offers an often-overlooked insight into life as a Black Briton after the Windrush generation.[The Gosling Girl] interrogates the context of a childs crime and simplistic notions of evil by society and the media. It fosters understanding and empathy and draws us deep inside the protagonists psychology Bernardine EvaristoThis intriguing procedural is above all a portrait of two damaged women and a moving demonstration of how race and class have affected their lives The Times and The Sunday Times Crime ClubThis is a beautifully written, insightful and thought-provoking novel. Michelles story drew me in immediately, and while its heartbreaking in places, its uplifting in others. Jacqueline Roy writes with deep compassion and empathy, and I have a feeling this wonderfully compelling novel will stay with me for a long time Susan Elliot Wright, author of All You Ever WantedA thoughtful, slow-burn exploration of how damaged children damage, The Gosling Girl asks whether some children are born evil - and shows emphatically that an abusive childhood is to blame. I felt increasing sympathy for Michelle Cameron, in all her manifestations. At times, disturbing, poignant, and thought-provoking Sarah Vaughan, author of Anatomy of a Scandal and ReputationIt was refreshing to read a thriller that wasnt full of twists, though I kept waiting for them, as Ive been conditioned to expect them. This well-plotted story follows Michelle, whos recently been released from prison. Does someone whos committed an awful crime deserve to start again? PrimaWritten with compassion, and an exceptional sense of identity by Roy - born to a Jamaican father and a British mother - it is both striking and powerful Daily Mail(a)...provocative tale of institutional racism, and how the marginalised fight back Stylist MagazineA powerful look at institutionalised racism and the after-effects of a childhood crime S MagazineThe Gosling Girl is one of the most moving thrillers Ive read for some time Observer
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