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On Race, Identity and Belonging

by Afua Hirsch ...

From Afua Hirsch - co-presenter of Samuel L. Jackson's major BBC TV series Enslaved - the Sunday Times bestseller that reveals the uncomfortable truth about race and identity in Britain today.You're British.Your parents are British.Your partner, your children and most of your friends are British.So why do people keep asking where you're from?We are a nation in denial about our imperial past and ... Read more

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From Afua Hirsch - co-presenter of Samuel L. Jackson's major BBC TV series Enslaved - the Sunday Times bestseller that reveals the uncomfortable truth about race and identity in Britain today.You're British.Your parents are British.Your partner, your children and most of your friends are British.So why do people keep asking where you're from?We are a nation in denial about our imperial past and
... Read more

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Decolonising My Body

A radical exploration of rituals and beauty

by Afua Hirsch ...

A 2023 POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR (WATERSTONES) | 'GROUND-BREAKING' Bernardine Evaristo | 'UNIVERSAL AND TIMELY' Elif Shafak | 'IMPORTANT' Sathnam Sanghera | 'A GENEROUS OFFERING' Nana Darkoa Sekiyamah | *'*QUIETLY RADICAL' Evening Standard | 'INTIMATE' Guardian 'I LEARNT A LOT' | Gillian Anderson</... ... Read more

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A 2023 POLITICAL BOOK OF THE YEAR (WATERSTONES) | 'GROUND-BREAKING' Bernardine Evaristo | 'UNIVERSAL AND TIMELY' Elif Shafak | 'IMPORTANT' Sathnam Sanghera | 'A GENEROUS OFFERING' Nana Darkoa Sekiyamah | *'*QUIETLY RADICAL' Evening Standard | 'INTIMATE' Guardian 'I LEARNT A LOT' | Gillian Anderson</...
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Brit(ish)

On Race, Identity and Belonging

by Afua Hirsch ...

Narrated by Afua Hirsch ...

Unabridged

11 hours 27 min

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Brit(ish): Why We Need to Talk About Race written and read by Afua Hirsch.Afua Hirsch is British. Her parents are British. She was raised, educated and socialised in Britain. Her partner, daughter, sister and the vast majority of her friends are British. So why is her identity and sense of belonging a subject of debate? The reason is simply because of ... Read more

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Random House presents the audiobook edition of Brit(ish): Why We Need to Talk About Race written and read by Afua Hirsch.Afua Hirsch is British. Her parents are British. She was raised, educated and socialised in Britain. Her partner, daughter, sister and the vast majority of her friends are British. So why is her identity and sense of belonging a subject of debate? The reason is simply because of
... Read more

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Decolonising My Body

A radical exploration of rituals and beauty

by Afua Hirsch ...

Narrated by Afua Hirsch ...

Unabridged

5 hours 51 min

**Brought to you by Penguin.How do we determine what is beautiful? Whose standards are we trying to meet when we spend our hard-earned money on our haircare, skincare and makeup; where do they come from, and how can we learn to undo them?**Upon getting her first tattoo at 40 years old, award-winning journalist Afua Hirsch embarked on a journey to reclaim her body from the colonial ideas of purity, ... Read more

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**Brought to you by Penguin.How do we determine what is beautiful? Whose standards are we trying to meet when we spend our hard-earned money on our haircare, skincare and makeup; where do they come from, and how can we learn to undo them?**Upon getting her first tattoo at 40 years old, award-winning journalist Afua Hirsch embarked on a journey to reclaim her body from the colonial ideas of purity,
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The Light of Asia

A History of Western Fascination with the East

by Christopher Harding ...

Narrated by Christopher Harding ...

Unabridged

13 hours 25 min

Brought to you by Penguin.This rich and enjoyable book by the acclaimed author of Japan Story explores the many ways in which Asia has influenced Europe and North America over centuries of tangled, dynamic encountersFrom the time of the ancient Greeks onwards the West's relationship with Asia consisted for the most part of outrageous tales of strange beasts and monsters, of silk and spices shipped ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.This rich and enjoyable book by the acclaimed author of Japan Story explores the many ways in which Asia has influenced Europe and North America over centuries of tangled, dynamic encountersFrom the time of the ancient Greeks onwards the West's relationship with Asia consisted for the most part of outrageous tales of strange beasts and monsters, of silk and spices shipped
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Natives

Race and Class in the Ruins of Empire - The Sunday Times Bestseller

by Akala ...

Narrated by Akala ...

Unabridged

10 hours 5 min

SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZE | THE JHALAK PRIZE | THE BREAD AND ROSES AWARD & LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING'This is the book I've been waiting for - for years. It's personal, historical, political, and it speaks to where we are now' Benjamin Zephaniah'I recommend Natives to everyone' Candice Carty-WilliamsFrom the first time he ... ... Read more

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZE | THE JHALAK PRIZE | THE BREAD AND ROSES AWARD & LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING'This is the book I've been waiting for - for years. It's personal, historical, political, and it speaks to where we are now' Benjamin Zephaniah'I recommend Natives to everyone' Candice Carty-WilliamsFrom the first time he ...
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Deficit

The Hidden Value of Care – The International Bestseller

by Emma Holten ...

Narrated by Emma Holten ...

Unabridged

5 hours 52 min

Brought to you by Penguin.How can we create a better future – one that truly prioritises health and happiness?For too long, economic thinkers have left out acts of care - written off as 'women's work' for centuries - from their calculations. The result? Terrible real-world consequences today: crumbling public services, struggling schools and care systems on the brink of collapse.In Deficit, ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.How can we create a better future – one that truly prioritises health and happiness?For too long, economic thinkers have left out acts of care - written off as 'women's work' for centuries - from their calculations. The result? Terrible real-world consequences today: crumbling public services, struggling schools and care systems on the brink of collapse.In Deficit,
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The Unlikely Duke

Memoirs of an eclectic life - from rock 'n' roll to Badminton House

by Harry Beaufort ...

Narrated by Harry Beaufort ...

Unabridged

7 hours 12 min

'Beaufort chronicles his unusual and rarified world with flashes of Wodehousian genius'. --- Jools Holland'So funny ... bristling with glamorous but eccentric characters'. --- Jilly Cooper'Very funny and touching, gentle, wise and unpretentious. This is a book I absolutely loved.' --- Anne Glenconner'...entertaining and at times poignant'. --- The Sunday Telegraph</strong... ... Read more

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'Beaufort chronicles his unusual and rarified world with flashes of Wodehousian genius'. --- Jools Holland'So funny ... bristling with glamorous but eccentric characters'. --- Jilly Cooper'Very funny and touching, gentle, wise and unpretentious. This is a book I absolutely loved.' --- Anne Glenconner'...entertaining and at times poignant'. --- The Sunday Telegraph</strong...
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We Are Not Numbers

The Voices of Gaza’s Youth. The Sunday Times Bestseller

by Ahmed Alnaouq, Pam Bailey ...

Narrated by Ahmed Alnaouq, George Kreitem, Sarah Agha ...

Unabridged

8 hours 26 min

Brought to you by Penguin.A teenage girl stares at her roof, hoping it won’t collapse over her head. A young student searches the Internet for photos of libraries around the world, hoping he’ll be able to visit them one day. Another walks around the city, taking notes of all the buildings she dreams of repairing.These are the stories of young people from Gaza, born under Israeli occupation and ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.A teenage girl stares at her roof, hoping it won’t collapse over her head. A young student searches the Internet for photos of libraries around the world, hoping he’ll be able to visit them one day. Another walks around the city, taking notes of all the buildings she dreams of repairing.These are the stories of young people from Gaza, born under Israeli occupation and
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Mining Men

Britain’s Last Kings of the Coalface

by Emily P Webber ...

Narrated by Esme Patey Ford ...

Unabridged

8 hours 14 min

Brought to you by Penguin.The story of the last generation of British miners: fathers and sons, brothers and comrades, big hitters and broken men, strikers and scabs.Mining Men explores how these men felt when the pits were closed and what happened next, including former miners who became factory workers, detectives, driving instructors, counsellors, the local mayor and one who even ended up ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.The story of the last generation of British miners: fathers and sons, brothers and comrades, big hitters and broken men, strikers and scabs.Mining Men explores how these men felt when the pits were closed and what happened next, including former miners who became factory workers, detectives, driving instructors, counsellors, the local mayor and one who even ended up
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No & Other Love Stories

A dark and delicious collection of short stories from the queen of weird girl fiction

by Kirsty Logan ...

Narrated by Kirsty Logan ...

Unabridged

6 hours 2 min

**Brought to you by Penguin.A deliciously dark collection of love stories to sink your teeth into, from the prizewinning author of NOW SHE IS WITCH**Can 'no' be a declaration of love? What happens when love is savage, dangerous and all-consuming? In this gorgeous and unsettling collection, women navigate the complexities and cruelties of desire across time and place, from a medieval convent to a ... Read more

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**Brought to you by Penguin.A deliciously dark collection of love stories to sink your teeth into, from the prizewinning author of NOW SHE IS WITCH**Can 'no' be a declaration of love? What happens when love is savage, dangerous and all-consuming? In this gorgeous and unsettling collection, women navigate the complexities and cruelties of desire across time and place, from a medieval convent to a
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Love, Sex & Frankenstein

A gothic feminist tale of Mary Shelley – longlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize 2026

by Caroline Lea ...

Narrated by Florence Howard ...

Unabridged

11 hours 27 min

**Brought to you by Penguin.Villa Diodati, Lake Geneva, 1816.The dark summer that birthed a monster . . .**Eighteen-year-old Mary Shelley has fled London with her lover, Percy Shelley, and her sister, Claire. Tormented by Shelley’s betrayals, haunted by the loss of their baby and suspicious of her sister’s intentions, Mary seeks a refuge.But Lord Byron’s villa, lying under ominous, ash-shrouded ... Read more

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**Brought to you by Penguin.Villa Diodati, Lake Geneva, 1816.The dark summer that birthed a monster . . .**Eighteen-year-old Mary Shelley has fled London with her lover, Percy Shelley, and her sister, Claire. Tormented by Shelley’s betrayals, haunted by the loss of their baby and suspicious of her sister’s intentions, Mary seeks a refuge.But Lord Byron’s villa, lying under ominous, ash-shrouded
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