‘One of the most talked-about debuts of the year. In Natasha Brown’s short novel, Assembly, there is a literal plota financially successful woman who has just found out she has cancer must go to her boyfriend’s parents’ anniversary partyand also a metaphoric plot, one that circles around issues of class, social mobility, race and uncertainty, always uncertainty. As the minutes tick down and the future beckons, she can’t escape the question: is it time to take it all apart?

At the same time, she is considering the carefully assembled pieces of herself. She is preparing to attend a lavish garden party at her boyfriend’s family estate, set deep in the English countryside. At the same time, she is considering the carefully assembled pieces of herself. The narrator of Assembly is a black British woman. The narrator of Assembly is a Black British woman. Go to Oxbridge, get an education, start a career. A stunning new writer’ Bernardine EvaristoĬome of age in the credit crunch. SHORTLISTED FOR THE FOLIO PRIZE 2022 SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZE 2021 SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG FICTION AWARD 2021 SHORTLISTED FOR THE. ‘I’m full of the hope, on reading it, that this is the kind of book that doesn’t just mark the moment things change, but also makes that change possible’ Ali Smith ‘Virtuosic, exquisite, achingly unique’ Guardian ‘Diamond-sharp, timely and urgent’ Observer, Best Debuts of 2021 SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG FICTION AWARD 2021 Dalloway meets Citizen by Claudia Rankine.SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZE 2021 A literary debut with flavours of Jordan Peele's Get Out' Bookseller, Editor's Choice ' Expertly crafted, remarkable, astonishing. You'll read it in one sitting' Sunday Times Style 'One of the most talked-about debuts of the year. As the minutes tick down and the future beckons, she can't escape the question: is it time to take it all apart? The books Southern indie booksellers are recommending to readers everywhere SEARCH ALL CATEGORIES. She is preparing to attend a lavish garden party at her boyfriend's family estate, set deep in the English countryside. The narrator of Assembly is a Black British woman. Natasha Brown powerfully demonstrates the phenomenon in her debut novel Assembly. A stunning new writer' Bernardine EvaristoĬome of age in the credit crunch. 'I'm full of the hope, on reading it, that this is the kind of book that doesn't just mark the moment things change, but also makes that change possible' Ali Smith 'Virtuosic, exquisite, achingly unique' Guardian 'Diamond-sharp, timely and urgent' Observer, Best Debuts of 2021 LONGLISTED FOR THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE 2022 SHORTLISTED FOR THE BETTY TRASK PRIZE 2022 SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTION 2022

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