📘 'It dramatises how nation, class, gender, race and history shape its large cast of characters, each explored in detailed vignettes.'
Professor @ruvaniranasinha.bsky.social from @kingsenglish.bsky.social reviews The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai ⬇️
💡 'Emma Woodhouse is Jane Austen’s most vividly realised, proto-feminist heroine.'
📘 Professor @ruvaniranasinha.bsky.social from @kingsenglish.bsky.social argues that Emma is Jane Austen's greatest novel – do you agree?
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Enjoyed speaking about my biography of Hanif Kureishi with Mohammed Hanif and @chitgrrl.bsky.social @writersmosaic.bsky.social @colincraiggrant.bsky.social @manchesterup.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/75lx...
Really enjoyed speaking about my biography of Hanif Kureishi @manchesterup.bsky.social at Chiswick Cinema with @torindouglas.bsky.social last night
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"Living through a revolution in how Britain saw itself, Kureishi was the first to show how British-born children of migrants transform what it means to be British. He will be remembered as a writer who redefined Britishness."