{"product_id":"9781913348229","title":"Shame On Me : a memoir of race and belonging by Tessa McWatt","description":"\u003cp\u003eNON-FICTION WINNER OF THE OCM BOCAS PRIZE FOR CARIBBEAN LITERATURE AND A FINALIST FOR THE HILARY WESTON WRITERS’ TRUST PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONWhat does it mean to belong?All her life, Tessa McWatt has been asked, ‘What are you?’ Born in Guyana to a family with Scottish, African, French, Chinese, Indian, Portuguese, and Native American heritage, she grew up in a white suburb, out of place, longing to fit in. As an adult, she moved to the UK, still pursued by questions about her identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In this deeply personal reckoning with race and belonging, Tessa interweaves her own experiences as a mixed-race woman with a stark and unvarnished history of slavery and indenture, as well as observations on literature and popular culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This powerful memoir of being mixed race in a predominantly white society is a necessary exploration of who and what we truly are.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Tessa McWatt\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eCaribbean islands\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 11 March 2021 by Scribe Publications in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 272 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 196 x 23 | 258g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Paperback \/ softback","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55569108369784,"sku":"9781913348229","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0409\/6671\/7600\/files\/9781913348229.jpg?v=1779803613","url":"https:\/\/afroribooks.co.uk\/products\/9781913348229","provider":"Afrori Books LTD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}