Dominoes by Phoebe Mcintosh
‘A warm, sweet love story, and a thought-provoking examination of the British slave trade and its legacy’ MARIAN KEYES When Layla and Andy first meet, they can't believe they have the same surname. It feels like fate… until they realise their families could be linked in the worst possible way. Sera, Layla’s best friend, has her doubts about Andy right from the start. As the couple fall deeper in love, and start to plan their future, Sera becomes more and more vocal about Layla settling down with a white boy. And then, only a few weeks before their wedding, Layla makes a devastating discovery.... What seemed like a fairy-tale romance is rapidly derailed as Layla begins to uncover parts of her history and identity that she had never imagined – or, perhaps, had simply learnt to ignore. And now, she faces an impossible choice, between past and future, friendship and marriage, the personal and the political. **A STYLIST UNMISSABLE BOOK FOR 2024** 'I loved this book' JACQUELINE CROOKS, author of Fire Rush READERS LOVE DOMINOES: ‘Tender, thought-provoking and hard-hitting’ ‘Kept me second guessing how things would turn out until the very end’ ‘Incredibly thought-provoking’ ‘Such an important novel’ ‘I laughed, I cried, I learned A LOT’ ‘So much more than a love story’
A powerful and thought-provoking debut from a writer destined for greatness -- Red * Sarra Manning *
I found it humbling and hopeful and I really CARED about the characters -- MARIAN KEYES
Electrifying debut * Good Housekeeping *
Smart and thoughtful.. intertwines the personal and the political with a soft deftness * Harper's Bazaar *
A swoony romance is the starting point for a soul-searching look at the legacy of the British slave trade… a touching debut, unafraid to ask difficult questions * Mail on Sunday *
A thought-provoking look into the ties between past and present * Stylist *
Thought-provoking and engaging, raising challenging questions while weaving a satisfying story -- Eleanor Barlow * Daily Express *
Cracking dialogue, fascinating storyline, compelling characters and more -- JACQUELINE CROOKS, author of Fire Rush
A timely and tender story about a young woman caught up in a sweet romance, who finds herself grappling with the idea that love, too, is political to its very core -- AYESHA MANAZIR SIDDIQI, author of The Centre
Phoebe McIntosh is a tremendous storyteller, Dominoes is powerful and evocative, an outstanding debut -- SALENA GODDEN, author of Mrs Death Misses Death
I found it humbling and hopeful and I really CARED about the characters -- MARIAN KEYES
Electrifying debut * Good Housekeeping *
Smart and thoughtful.. intertwines the personal and the political with a soft deftness * Harper's Bazaar *
A swoony romance is the starting point for a soul-searching look at the legacy of the British slave trade… a touching debut, unafraid to ask difficult questions * Mail on Sunday *
A thought-provoking look into the ties between past and present * Stylist *
Thought-provoking and engaging, raising challenging questions while weaving a satisfying story -- Eleanor Barlow * Daily Express *
Cracking dialogue, fascinating storyline, compelling characters and more -- JACQUELINE CROOKS, author of Fire Rush
A timely and tender story about a young woman caught up in a sweet romance, who finds herself grappling with the idea that love, too, is political to its very core -- AYESHA MANAZIR SIDDIQI, author of The Centre
Phoebe McIntosh is a tremendous storyteller, Dominoes is powerful and evocative, an outstanding debut -- SALENA GODDEN, author of Mrs Death Misses Death
Phoebe McIntosh is an actor and playwright from London. She wrote and performed in a sell-out run of her first play, The Tea Diaries, at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2013, followed by her solo show, Dominoes, which toured the South East and London in 2018. She has completed the Soho Theatre Writers' Lab programme, and her most recent full-length play, The Soon Life, was shortlisted and highly commended for the Tony Craze Award as well as being longlisted for the Alfred Fagon Award. Phoebe won a place on the inaugural Tamasha x Hachette creative writing programme in 2018 and was also selected for the Penguin Random House WriteNow programme in 2020. Dominoes was longlisted for the Bath Novel Award 2021.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781784744892 |
| ISBN 10 | 1784744891 |
| Title | Dominoes |
| Author | Phoebe Mcintosh |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2024-03-07 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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