Windward Family by Alexis Keir
From the Caribbean to Great Britain, and from the 19th century to the present, Windward Family takes us inside the beating heart of a Black British family, showing us how we become who we are, and how the search for ourselves always leads us to the same place - home. An extraordinary memoir from one of the UK's rising literary stars.
Alexis Keir grew up in Luton, a town with a strong presence and history of migrant communities. He spent a year in the Caribbean as a child and returns there regularly. His experiences living in New Zealand, including encounters with Maori culture and communities, inspired him to explore the stories of his own family more deeply. His non-fiction essay I Lands, about returning to the Caribbean, was published by The Selkie. From A Distance was recorded for the podcast We've Chosen Here and My Girlfriend Cuts My Hair was published in The Caribbean Writer. In 2019 he was selected as a participant for the London Writers Award Programme run by Spread The Word, he is one of the 2021 cohort of the London Library's Emerging Writers Programme, and in the same year he was shortlisted for The Cecile de Jongh Literary Prize.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781909770713 |
| ISBN 10 | 190977071X |
| Title | Windward Family |
| Author | Alexis Keir |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Octopus Publishing Group |
| Year published | 2023-02-02 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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