Fan of alphabets and characters - complex and simplified. Have called Beijing, Melaka and London home. Looking for Utopia. Currently in Berlin.
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The Accidental Immigrants came out a year ago today. Huge thanks to Kevin, Hetha, Lin, and everyone who’s read and enjoyed the book. One year on, and the politics are just as relevant…
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Great to see the growing enthusiasm for The Accidental Immigrants up and down the country:
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A dual national who’s given up her British passport is stopped at the UK border. February 25th, as predicted in The Accidental Immigrants…
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Scottish Book Trust asked indie booksellers for their favourite books of 2025.
Thank you Samantha and all at Nairn Books!
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Thank you Daisy and Stanley, and again to Nairn Bookshop!
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("...its cover that is 'not' an easy sell in Scotland...") 😂
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"The novel’s political bite comes from its realism: every comic moment rings disturbingly true. It’s a witty, empathic portrait of people navigating systems never designed for them—and finding connection despite it all."
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Some say they may stop visiting or even renounce their British citizenship owing to stricter requirements
Novels that confront power, truth and the politics shaping our lives
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A vital novel whose complex characters struggle against their own and their family’s expectations, against a society that doesn’t see or value them, and against the random cruelties of the UK immigration system. A thoughtful and touching must-read.
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‘A compassionate, beautifully told portrait’ Guy Gunaratne ‘Absorbing, witty, eloquent fiction, as well as a trenchant political critique’ Tom Benn’A hymn to empathy, …
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Delighted that we've just published our 3rd novel by Colette Snowden.
Our 4th from Anna Chilvers later this month.
Our 3rd by Sharon Duggal next year.
And our 2nd by Devika Ponnambalam in 2027.
Supporting the writing careers of our authors.
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