I Am Not Your Baby Mother: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

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This story follows Cynthia, as she comes to terms with the murder of her brother and moving away from her friends into a very white and suburban area and falls into a tricky Romeo/Juliet situation.

From family and money to Black hair and fashion, as well as colourism and relationships between people of different races, it's a fascinating read that will launch some much-needed conversations.It’s a matter of pushing your pride aside and in all honesty, it’s something that only really comes out with family.

So this chapter especially hits home as she talks about how she learnt to understand that she is worthy of love. I did find the ending to be somewhat abrupt, and another 50 pages could have provided a more satisfactory conclusion to the twist at the end (although it does pave the way for a sequel). I will push it aside to let the other person know that although I’m hurt or angry, I still love them. But eventually, you reach a mindset where you just decide that you cannot force yourself to post everyday because I’m exhausted after work.It also does a great job of talking about knife crime and the effects this has not only personally but culturally too but it is down subtley and really well. I want black women, black women who happen to be mothers, to be given space to share their multifaceted, motherhood journeys – irrespective of their family make-up, current financial situation or number of past lovers – with pride. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. This book handles serious and pertinent themes like knife crime and grief in Brathwaite's signature, compelling style .

Chelsea Watego’s book was an eye-opener in this regard for me and I look forward to your comments when it reaches the top of your TBR.But the cool thing with this is that when the energy says ‘it doesn’t see colour’ or something of that ilk (which often feels like a cop-out when said by others), this thing actually means it.

Did they understand that the power we thought could only be bestowed on us by our boss, our significant other, even our pastors, was already readily available within? London is all Cynthia knows, so when her parents abruptly uproot the family after a traumatic incident, to a place where there is only one bus an hour and the faint smell of horse manure continuously permeates the air, it's a culture shock, to say the least. I wanted to learn about issues black and asian women face within the UK and in structural systems like the NHS, Criminal Prosecution Service and so on. Candice explains how she would spend ages getting her hair done and the way society viewed her for having 4c hair was internalised. Unfortunately, the pacing felt a little off, and the last few chapters happened way too quickly - it seemed a bit rushed and as a result, the closure/ ambiguity was less effective than it could have been, in my opinion.

For a course on Canadian Literature I managed to get Richard Wagamese’s novel Indian Horse, a semi-autobiographical account of life in a Catholic residential school for indigenous peoples. A self-confessed beauty and fashion obsessive, Candice has a style segment on Lorraine on ITV where she has become known for gently encouraging people to be bolder about embracing colour in their wardrobes.