Castles from Cobwebs

Imani is a foundling who grows up feeling displaced, and at nineteen, she is called to Accra after the death of her biological mother. Her experience illuminates the stories we all tell to make ourselves whole.

Format: Hardback
Length: 288 pages
Publication date: 18 February 2021
Publisher: Saraband

I have always known that I am Brown. Black, on the other hand, was a revelation. It arrived with expectations, such as rhythm and other elements that might cause me to stumble. Imani is a foundling. She was rescued as a baby and raised by nuns on a remote Northumbrian island, and she grows up with an ever-increasing sense of displacement. Full of questions, Imani turns to her shadow, Amarie, and her friend, Harold. When Harold cannot find the answers, he attributes it to what the nuns call her greater purpose. At nineteen, Imani receives a phone call that will change her life: she is being called to Accra after the sudden death of her biological mother. Past, present, faith, and reality are intertwined in this captivating debut. Imani's experience illuminates the stories we all tell to make ourselves whole as she transitions from innocence to understanding.

Weight: 384g
Dimension: 138 x 208 x 33 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781912235766