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The Rest of You Maame Blue

The Rest of You By Maame Blue

The Rest of You by Maame Blue

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Summary

An emotionally wrenching novel tackling key themes of generational trauma and what it means to be Black British, surviving between the gaps of knowledge around familial migrant journeys, set in today's London and Ghana in the mid-90s.

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The Rest of You Summary

The Rest of You by Maame Blue

A powerful tale of womanhood, friendship, family secrets and the Black British experience, set between present-day England and mid-90s Ghana.

On the cusp of thirty, Ghanaian Londoner Whitney Appiah was born with a special gift. The massage therapist can physically sense where her clients' trauma lies and heal them. But Whitney has no idea that she too is suffering. Tragic events from her youth have left a terrible, unseen mark.

When a dangerous encounter with the man she's dating triggers a wave of fragmented recollections, Whitney embarks on a journey to reclaim her memories and the truth that is buried deep in her early childhood in Kumasi, Ghana.

Spanning three decades, told through the viewpoints of Whitney, her aunts - Gloria and Aretha - and their house help - Maame Serwaa - The Rest of You explores what happens when we try to resolve the mysteries of our past.

The Rest of You Reviews

A beautiful, compelling exploration of familial bonds, trauma and the secrets of the past. Maame Blue's tender, emotionally rich portrait of diasporic Black lives is a novel to return to. Highly recommended -- Irenosen Okojie, author of Hag
Maame Blue places vulnerability and emotional truth at the heart of this novel, interwoven between place, time and character. A sober meditation of how an individual's present is shaped by their collective past, The Rest is You is surprising and tender, precise and free-ranging. A novel of layers, heartfelt meaning, and revelation -- Courttia Newland, author of A River Called Time
A novel that doesn't shy away from the modern issues of being Black and female. At times heartbreaking, this portrait of a family coming to terms with a tragic past is vivid and tender
Shuttling between Kumasi, Ghana and London, England, as well as between past and present, The Rest of You is a story of friendship, loss, trauma and hope, that explores multi-generational pain and the secrets and silences that families can fall into in a bid to move forward. The Rest of You is a quintessential immigrant story with a particular Black British twist, with its characters sometimes misremembering their roots, but shaped by them, their journey to completeness dependent on learning and accepting that history is their foundation, hybridity is their power and togetherness is their strength -- Nii Ayikwei Parkes, author of Azucar
The Rest of You is sharply written and is a compelling read. In this book, Maame Blue is incisive in her exploration of friendship and family -- Peace A. Medie, author of Nightbloom

About Maame Blue

Maame Blue is a Ghanaian-Londoner, part-time Melbourne resident, and author of the novel Bad Love (Jacaranda Books), named as one of the top 3 debuts of 2020 by Cheltenham Literature Festival. She is the winner of the 2021 Betty Trask Award and was shortlisted for the Betty Trask Prize.

Additional information

NGR9780857308795
9780857308795
0857308793
The Rest of You by Maame Blue
Maame Blue
New
Paperback
Verve Books
2024-10-29
288
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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