'I read it compulsively in a single sitting' Will Harris A literary debut with flavours of Jordan Peele's Get Out' Bookseller, Editor's Choice 'Expertly crafted, remarkable, astonishing. And it is about one woman daring to take control of her own story, even at the cost of her life. As the minutes tick down and the future beckons, she can't escape the question: is it time to take it all apart?Īssembly is a story about the stories we live within - those of race and class, safety and freedom, winners and losers. At the same time, she is considering the carefully assembled pieces of herself. She is preparing to attend a lavish garden party at her boyfriend's family estate, set deep in the English countryside. The narrator of Assembly is a Black British woman. Go to Oxbridge, get an education, start a career. As breathtakingly graceful as it is mercilessly true' Olivia SudjicĬome of age in the credit crunch. Dalloway meets Citizen by Claudia Rankine. She is a stunning new writer' Bernardine Evaristo 'Natasha Brown's exquisite prose, daring structure and understated elegance are utterly captivating. 'Diamond-sharp, timely and urgent' Observer, Best Debuts of 2021
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