pickClemency is a Black woman who was adopted, her adopted parents are white. From an early age Clemancy has been aware that her parents don't look like her, that people are visually shocked when she introduces her mum and dad.
By a massive coincidence Clemency meets her birth family.
This is such a good read. So many lies, secrets, generational trauma, a ton of complicated love and conversations on race and unconscious bias.
so-soI found this book slow to get into but when I got about a quarter of the way through, I started to enjoy it - especially the mishmash of present day and flashbacks. However, a plot twist appeared which I felt wasn't really necessary. All in all, it was ok but not necessarily a book I'd read again.
pickI adore Dorothy Koomson ❤️ Her unceasing wit, strong characters and unwillingness to shy away from hard subjects, like adoption or the death of a child, makes her one of my favourite authors. Just don't read her books on public transport unless you're okay with blubbering like a baby in public! 😭
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