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One of the big memoirs of the summer i news

A potent tale of triumph over adversity. Angry but never bitter, Wheatle''s compassion shines through the pain Observer

Alex is a truly gifted storyteller, and the way he details his own story here is no exception JEFFREY BOAKYE

In this breathtaking memoir, acclaimed writer Alex Wheatle shows how music became his salvation through a childhood marred by abuse.

Abandoned as a baby to the British care system, Alex grows up with no knowledge of his Jamaican parentage or family history. Later, he is inexorably drawn to reggae, his lifeline through disrupted teenage years, the challenges of living as a young Black man in 1980s Britain and his imprisonment for protesting against systemic racism and police brutality.

Alex''s youth was portrayed in Oscar Award-winning director Steve McQueen''s Small Axe series. In Sufferah, he tells his own story, urgently, vividly

Sufferah

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      Publisher Quercus Publishing
      Published 1/25/2024
      ISBN-13 9781529428452
      978-1529428452
      ISBN-10 1529428459
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      One of the big memoirs of the summer i news

      A potent tale of triumph over adversity. Angry but never bitter, Wheatle''s compassion shines through the pain Observer

      Alex is a truly gifted storyteller, and the way he details his own story here is no exception JEFFREY BOAKYE

      In this breathtaking memoir, acclaimed writer Alex Wheatle shows how music became his salvation through a childhood marred by abuse.

      Abandoned as a baby to the British care system, Alex grows up with no knowledge of his Jamaican parentage or family history. Later, he is inexorably drawn to reggae, his lifeline through disrupted teenage years, the challenges of living as a young Black man in 1980s Britain and his imprisonment for protesting against systemic racism and police brutality.

      Alex''s youth was portrayed in Oscar Award-winning director Steve McQueen''s Small Axe series. In Sufferah, he tells his own story, urgently, vividly

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