Assembly by Natasha Brown Paperback Book 9780241992661

SHORTLISTED FOR THE FOLIO PRIZE 2022SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZE 2021SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION 2022 SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG FICTION AWARD 2021SHORTLISTED FOR THE BETTY TRASK PRIZE 2022LONGLISTED FOR THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE 2022Diamondsharp timely and urgent Observer Best Debuts of 2021Subtle elegant scorching VogueVirtuosic exquisite achingly unique GuardianIm full of the hope on reading it that this is the kind of book that doesnt just mark the moment things change but also makes that change possible Ali SmithExquisite daring utterly captivating A stunning new writer Bernardine EvaristoCome 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 goingThe narrator of Assembly is a Black British woman She is preparing to attend a lavish garden party at her boyfriends 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...