Soon Come - Kuba Shand-Baptiste - diskuze

''Heartfelt and deeply affecting, it''s impossible not to fall for these nuanced, fully realised characters that will stick with you long after you''ve left the page. A triumph!'' Yomi Adegoke, author of THE LIST''Combined my favourite things, art and Caribbean food, with beautiful, nuanced characters that I could have spent a lifetime with.'' Nathan Bryon, screenwriter of RYE LANEIn one tiny Caribbean restaurant, three friends try to build a future in a country that refuses to see them.Judith came to Britain believing that hard work and respectability would keep her safe. Now a nurse, she keeps her head down and sends money home, quietly hoping her sacrifices will mean something.Mikey is angry, restless and unafraid to speak truth to power - whether through protest or paint.And Frank? Frank''s just trying to find joy wherever he can, even if everything around him is falling apart.Their worlds collide in a small Caribbean restaurant in North West London, where the smell of Scotch bonnet drifts out the windows and life-altering decisions are made between shifts and shared meals.Across the decades, as new generations find their way in a city that changes around them, what remains is community, memory and the pulse of something unbreakable.Soon Come is a rich, moving debut about migration, friendship and the spaces we create when the world gives us none. Inspired by true stories, this is a celebration of the everyday defiance and quiet dreams of London''s Caribbean community - a
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