Afua Hirsch Instagram – Last week I had the once in a lifetime privilege of launching my book Decolonising My Body with three icons of the Black British canon 🙇🏽♀️
And since my book is a love letter to the genius of black women, it could not have been more humbling and fitting
From my heart thank you!!!
@bernardineevaristo whose work I have admired for YEARS, ever since I read Blonde Roots in 2008 (read it!) only to discover she had an incredible body of work – currently books!) who is generous and intentional about creating space for generation after generation of new writers, AND who won the Booker Prize for her stunning Girl Woman Other @wimbookfest
@adjoa.andoh whose directing and performing in plays, films, TV have inspired me since childhood, when she was a staple on British TV and stage at a time when it was beyond rare. And please let’s not forget audiobooks – my rule of thumb is if she’s narrating it, I’m listening to it. Oh yeah, and some of you know her as Lady Danbury 🤩👀 @faneproductions
@jackiekaypoet a whole Poet Laureate, exquisite writer, delightful human, and whose memoir Red Dust Road was a life changing read, in part for introducing me to her world of formidable black women creatives from the 80’s, a world I grew up not even realising existed! And, of course, I only just learned, Bernardine and Adjoa are among the characters I was so enamoured with when I read about it. WHAT A CREW @mcrlitfest
Legends launched my book and I don’t know what else to say except thank you 💫🙏🏽🙈
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Decolonising My Body is in all good bookshops now! Link in bio 🏃🏽♀️ | Posted on 24/Oct/2023 17:53:10
