{"product_id":"9780008775865","title":"Go Home Birdie Brown","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBirdie has come too far to go quietly …\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA powerful and emotional novel inspired by the Windrush Scandal.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThis is a story about being told you don't belong. This is a story about knowing you do.\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThis is a story about Birdie.\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eBirdie Brown's life is held together by family - her sharp-witted daughter Carmen, her son Scott who no one mentions, and five grandkids who keep her on her toes. Retirement is bingo nights, babysitting, and TV with her granddaughter Saffie - until a letter from the Home Office arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt says she's here illegally. That she must return to Jamaica - a country she hasn't seen since childhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the system threatens to erase her, Birdie must confront buried truths and fractured ties. Can she hold on to the life she built - and the family that built her?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e'A self-assured debut …A wonderful story of family, community, and the importance of recognising people instead of categories.' \u003cem\u003eLouise Hare author of This Lovely City\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch2\u003e'A tender, powerful and emotional novel … wonderfully moving' \u003cem\u003ePlatinum Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch2\u003eNetgalley readers love \u003cem\u003eGo Home Birdie Brown\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch2\u003e'It's heartbreaking but uplifting too, a … brave voice that deserves to be heard'\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch2\u003e'This book broke my heart'\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch2\u003e'An excellent book'\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch2\u003e'Brilliant'\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"Blake, Laura","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58099318063478,"sku":"9780008775865","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1208\/4146\/files\/9780008775865.jpg?v=1781621962","url":"https:\/\/chepstowbooks.co.uk\/products\/9780008775865","provider":"Chepstow Books \u0026 Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}