Varaidzo (84 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Shortlisted for The Jhalak Prose Prize 2025London, 1936. Two sisters are ready to take the city and the world by storm.Bath, 2012. Two young Black men are figuring out who they are, and who they want to become.Manny Powell is forthright, intellectual, and determined to make her mark on the London literary scene. Her younger sister, Rita The Baby, just wants to dance. Chasing their dreams across smoky Soho jazz clubs, they soon find themselves part of the burgeoning Black ambition movement, and must learn how to navigate it as women. As tensions rise, and fascism and war snap at their heels, Rita finds herself drawn to the mysterious mimic and trumpeter, Ezekiel Brown, from Jamaica, and the trio are faced with choices that will alter their lives forever.Itai has fled London to his late fathers flat in Bath. Listening to cassette tapes his father made, he realises there is a lot he doesnt know about the mans life who is Rita? Why did his father record her life story? And might she hold the answers to Itais questions? Meanwhile, his developing friendship with Josh, a young athlete who moonlights as a dealer to fund his training, is on unsteady ground. As the country prepares for the 2012 Olympics, Josh is under increasing pressure from his bosses to find out just what the hell Itai is really doing in their city.Manny and the Baby is a character-driven debut novel, full of heart, about what it means to be Black and British, now and in the past. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: New. Shortlisted for The Jhalak Prose Prize 2025London, 1936. Two sisters are ready to take the city and the world by storm.Bath, 2012. Two young Black men are figuring out who they are, and who they want to become.Manny Powell is forthright, intellectual, and determined to make her mark on the London literary scene. Her younger sister, Rita 'The Baby', just wants to dance. Chasing their dreams across smoky Soho jazz clubs, they soon find themselves part of the burgeoning Black ambition movement, and must learn how to navigate it as women. As tensions rise, and fascism and war snap at their heels, Rita finds herself drawn to the mysterious mimic and trumpeter, Ezekiel Brown, from Jamaica, and the trio are faced with choices that will alter their lives forever.Itai has fled London to his late father's flat in Bath. Listening to cassette tapes his father made, he realises there is a lot he doesn't know about the man's life - who is Rita? Why did his father record her life story? And might she hold the answers to Itai's questions? Meanwhile, his developing friendship with Josh, a young athlete who moonlights as a dealer to fund his training, is on unsteady ground. As the country prepares for the 2012 Olympics, Josh is under increasing pressure from his bosses to find out just what the hell Itai is really doing in their city.Manny and the Baby is a character-driven debut novel, full of heart, about what it means to be Black and British, now and in the past.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Hardback. Condition: New. Stylist Best New Fiction of 2024A Bookseller 'One to Watch''Manny and the Baby stood out for me from the first few lines. The beautifully balanced prose, the wonderful story, and sumptuous detail are constructed with poetic precision and held my attention right until the very end.' Jacqueline Crooks, author of Fire Rush'An incredibly special writer, thoughtful and energetic, occasionally savage, wise beyond her years, with an eye and an ear for syntax that is masterful . Varaidzo is the future, and Manny and the Baby is a book for the ages.' Nikesh ShuklaIncluded in NetGalley's 2024 Hot List London, 1936. Two sisters are ready to take the city and the world by storm. Bath, 2012. Two young Black men are figuring out who they are, and who they want to become.Manny Powell is forthright, intellectual, and determined to make her mark on the London literary scene. Her younger sister, Rita 'The Baby', just wants to dance. Chasing their dreams across smoky Soho jazz clubs, they soon find themselves part of the burgeoning Black ambition movement, and must learn how to navigate it as women. As tensions rise, and fascism and war snap at their heels, Rita finds herself drawn to the mysterious mimic and trumpeter, Ezekiel Brown, from Jamaica, and the trio are faced with choices that will alter their lives forever.Itai has fled London to his late father's flat in Bath. Listening to cassette tapes his father made, he realises there is a lot he doesn't know about the man's life - who is Rita? Why did his father record her life story? And might she hold the answers to Itai's questions? Meanwhile, his developing friendship with Josh, a young athlete who moonlights as a dealer to fund his training, is on unsteady ground. As the country prepares for the 2012 Olympics, Josh is under increasing pressure from his bosses to find out just what the hell Itai is really doing in their city.Manny and the Baby is a character-driven debut novel, full of heart, about what it means to be Black and British, now and in the past.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. London, 1936. Two sisters are ready to take the city and the world by storm.Bath, 2012. Two young Black men are figuring out who they are, and who they want to become.Manny is forthright, intellectual, and determined to make her mark on the London literary scene. Her younger sister Rita, the Baby, just wants to dance. In the smoky clubs that pulsate underneath Soho's vibrant streets, Rita finds herself drawn into a new world of Black ambition, along with the masterful mimic and trumpeter, Ezekiel Brown, from Jamaica. As tensions rise and the shadow of fascism and war snaps at their heels, the two sisters are faced with choices that will alter their lives forever.Itai has fled London to his late father's flat in Bath. Listening to cassette tapes his father made, he feels both drawn in and shut out of his former life - who is Rita? Why did his father record her life story? And where can he find her now, to return the tapes? Meanwhile, his developing friendship with Josh, a young athlete who moonlights as a dealer to fund his training for the next Olympics, is on unsteady ground, as Josh has been sent by his bosses to find out what the hell Itai is doing in Bath.Manny and the Baby is a character-driven debut novel, full of heart, about what it means to be Black and British, now and in the past.'Dreamy debut of loss and unrequited love.'-Kadish Morris, The Guardian'Manny and the Baby stood out for me from the first few lines. The beautifully balanced prose, the wonderful story, and sumptuous detail are constructed with poetic precision and held my attention right until the very end.'-Jacqueline Crooks, author of Fire Rush'Manny and the Baby is not just a book, it is an immersion into the mind of a writer who knows the value and purpose of every paragraph, sentence, and word, the work of a refreshing and unmatched talent. There is a richness to this world and these characters that makes you see them beyond the page, and remember them long after you've finished the book, leaving you desperate to find them all over again.'-Ore Agbaje-Williams, author of The Three of Us Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback / Softback. Condition: Brand New. 256 pages. 5.08x0.64x7.80 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. London, 1936. Two sisters are ready to take the city and the world by storm.Bath, 2012. Two young Black men are figuring out who they are, and who they want to become.Manny is forthright, intellectual, and determined to make her mark on the London literary scene. Her younger sister Rita, the Baby, just wants to dance. In the smoky clubs that pulsate underneath Soho's vibrant streets, Rita finds herself drawn into a new world of Black ambition, along with the masterful mimic and trumpeter, Ezekiel Brown, from Jamaica. As tensions rise and the shadow of fascism and war snaps at their heels, the two sisters are faced with choices that will alter their lives forever.Itai has fled London to his late father's flat in Bath. Listening to cassette tapes his father made, he feels both drawn in and shut out of his former life - who is Rita? Why did his father record her life story? And where can he find her now, to return the tapes? Meanwhile, his developing friendship with Josh, a young athlete who moonlights as a dealer to fund his training for the next Olympics, is on unsteady ground, as Josh has been sent by his bosses to find out what the hell Itai is doing in Bath.Manny and the Baby is a character-driven debut novel, full of heart, about what it means to be Black and British, now and in the past. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Condition: New.

Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

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hardcover. Condition: New. In stock ready to dispatch from the UK.

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Condition: New. Richards, Sasha (illustrator). In.

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