![]() ![]() ![]() With a steely, unfaltering gaze, Natasha Brown dismantles the mythology of whiteness, lining up the debris in a neat row and walking away. And it is about one woman daring to take control of her own story, even at the cost of her life. She is preparing to attend a lavish garden party at her boyfriend’s family estate, set deep in the English countryside. As the minutes tick down and the future beckons, she can't escape the question: is it time to take it all apart?Īssembly is a story about the stories we live within - those of race and class, safety and freedom, winners and losers. The narrator of Assembly is a black British woman. At the same time, she is considering the carefully assembled pieces of herself. She is preparing to attend a lavish garden party at her boyfriend's family estate, set deep in the English countryside. The narrator of Assembly is a black British woman. Go to college, get an education, start a career. The kind of book that doesn't just mark the moment things change, but also makes that change possible.-Ali Smith, author of SummerĬome of age in the credit crunch. ![]() A woman confronts the most important question of her life in this blistering, fearless, and unforgettable literary debut from a stunning new writer. ![]()
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