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Varaidzo
Varaidzo is a writer and artist. Her short story ‘Bus Stop’ was…
DiscoverBook Club with Varaidzo!
Join us as we welcome Varaidzo in store for an intimate group discussion about her brilliant debut novel, Manny and the Baby. This is your chance to share your thoughts, ask all your questions, laugh with new friends, and get your book signed by the author!
Snacks and a glass of beverage included!
Manny and the Baby
London, 1936. Two sisters are ready to take the city and the world by storm.
Bath, 2012. Two young Black men are figuring out who they are, and who they want to become.
Manny Powell is forthright, intellectual, and determined to make her mark on the London literary scene. Her younger sister, Rita ‘The Baby’, just wants to dance. Chasing their dreams across smoky Soho jazz clubs, they soon find themselves part of the burgeoning Black ambition movement, and must learn how to navigate it as women. As tensions rise, and fascism and war snap at their heels, Rita finds herself drawn to the mysterious mimic…
