‘An electrifying memoir’OBSERVER

‘A story about hope, imagination and resilience’ GUARDIAN

'Vivid and empowering' GILLIAN ANDERSON

‘Heart-stoppingly gripping’ BERNARDINE EVARISTO

‘Dazzling’ TARA WESTOVER

‘Glimmering … laced with poetic voice’TIME

‘Clear-eyed and courageous’ GUARDIAN

‘A breathless, scorching memoir’NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

‘Electrifying’SPECTATOR

‘Lushly observed’ WASHINGTON POST

‘Stirring' ELLE

‘To read it is to believe that words can save’ MARLON JAMES

‘Unforgettable, mesmerising, heartbreaking and heartwarming' ELIF SHAFAK

‘Powerful … moving’EVENING STANDARD

‘Sinclair's lush, lyrical language makes everything feel alive’ RAVEN LEILANI

‘A memoir of liberation’IRISH TIMES

‘Stunningly written’iNEWS

‘An instant contemporary Caribbean classic’ MONIQUE ROFFEY

‘Atmospheric and completely absorbing’ DIANA EVANS

‘Essential’ JESMYN WARD

‘Gut-wrenching, soul-stirring, electrifying’ NICOLE DENNIS-BENN

‘Immersive, imagistic, honest’ RAYMOND ANTROBUS

‘Destined to become a feminist classic’ LISA ALLEN-AGOSTINI

‘Heart-warming, tender and fierce’ LILY DUNN

A Jamaican memoir - the inspiring memoir shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction 2024