Assembly
Complex
Thought provoking
Profound

Assembly

Natasha Brown2021
'Diamond-sharp, timely and urgent' Observer, Best Debuts of 2021 'Subtle, elegant, scorching... The literary debut of the summer' Vogue 'Virtuosic, exquisite, achingly unique' Guardian 'I'm full of the hope, on reading it, that this is the kind of book that doesn't just mark the moment things change, but also makes that change possible' Ali Smith 'Exquisite, daring, utterly captivating. A stunning new writer' Bernardine Evaristo Come of age in the credit crunch. Be civil in a hostile environment. Step out into a world of Go Home vans. Go to Oxbridge, get an education, start a career. Do all the right things. Buy a flat. Buy art. Buy a sort of happiness. But above all, keep your head down. Keep quiet. And keep going. The narrator of Assembly is a Black British woman. She is preparing to attend a lavish garden party at her boyfriend's family estate, set deep in the English countryside. At the same time, she is considering the carefully assembled pieces of herself. As the minutes tick down and the future beckons, she can't escape the question: is it time to take it all apart? Assembly is a story about the stories we live within - those of race and class, safety and freedom, winners and losers. And it is about one woman daring to take control of her own story, even at the cost of her life. 'One of the most talked-about debuts of the year . . . You'll read it in one sitting' Sunday Times Style 'Expertly crafted, remarkable, astonishing... A literary debut with flavours of Jordan Peele's Get Out' Bookseller, Editor's Choice 'Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway meets Citizen by Claudia Rankine... As breathtakingly graceful as it is mercilessly true' Olivia Sudjic 'Bold and original, with a cool intelligence, and so very truthful about the colonialist structure of British society' Diana Evans 'This marvel of a novel manages to say all there is to say about Britain today' Sabrina Mahfouz
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5 stars
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Anna Loverus@annaloverus
4.5 stars
Jul 8, 2023
Unique
Powerful
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4 stars
Mar 15, 2023
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5 stars
Feb 28, 2023
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4 stars
Dec 26, 2022
Honest
Profound
Meaningful
Thought provoking
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4 stars
Oct 22, 2022
Remarkable
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2 stars
Jun 21, 2022
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4 stars
Feb 18, 2022
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3.5 stars
Jan 13, 2022
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Deep
Profound
Contemplative
Heartbreaking
Thought provoking
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4 stars
Jan 10, 2022
Complex
Eloquent
Page turning
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5 stars
Dec 5, 2021
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3 stars
Nov 20, 2021
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2 stars
Nov 18, 2021
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5 stars
Oct 11, 2021
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Mar 8, 2024
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3 stars
Jan 8, 2024
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4 stars
May 27, 2023
Unique
Complex
Thought provoking
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3 stars
Apr 17, 2023
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Kristina Bonitz@kristinabonitz
5 stars
Mar 20, 2023
Candid
Intelligent
Thought provoking
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4 stars
Oct 1, 2022
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4 stars
Aug 20, 2022
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4 stars
Jul 18, 2022
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5 stars
Jul 10, 2022
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4 stars
Jun 24, 2022
Layered
Powerful
Intelligent
Thought provoking

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