Mesmerising, mythic and timeless, the most unmissable debut novel
of 2022 now out in paperback - for fans of Arundhati Roy, Toni
Morrison and Monique Roffey Recommended Read for 2022 in the
Observer, New Statesman, Irish Times, Buzzfeed, Good Housekeeping,
The Daily Nerd, Essence and more 'BELIEVE THE HYPE' Stella 'A
searing symphony of magic and loss, love and hope' Marlon James 'A
mesmerising love story, achingly tender' Bolu Babalola Darwin is a
down-on-his-luck gravedigger, newly arrived in the Trinidadian city
of Port Angeles to seek his fortune, young and beautiful and lost.
Estranged from his mother and the Rastafari faith she taught him,
he is convinced that the father he never met may be waiting for him
somewhere amid these bustling streets. Meanwhile in an old house on
a hill, where the city meets the rainforest, Yejide's mother is
dying. And she is leaving behind a legacy that now passes to
Yejide: the power to talk to the dead. The women of Yejide's family
are human but also not - descended from corbeau, the black birds
that fly east at sunset, taking with them the souls of the dead.
Darwin and Yejide both have something that the other needs. Their
destinies are intertwined, and they will find one another in the
sprawling, ancient cemetery at the heart of the island, where
trouble is brewing... Rich with magic and wisdom, When We Were
Birds is an exuberant masterpiece that conjures and mesmerises on
every line. Ayanna Lloyd Banwo weaves an unforgettable story of
loss and renewal, darkness and light; a triumphant reckoning with a
grief that runs back generations and a defiant, joyful affirmation
of hope. 'Exceptional' Jacob Ross 'Exquisite' Avni Doshi 'It's a
knockout, and Ayanna Lloyd Banwo is a star' Niven Govinden 'When We
Were Birds marks the emergence of a distinctive and powerful voice'
Pat Barker, author of The Silence of the Girls
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