Jamaica Road

Jamaica Road is a debut novel about race and class, following Daphne and Connie's intense bond and the secrets that threaten to tear them apart. It is an emotionally expansive book that readers are raving about.

Format: Hardback
Length: 448 pages
Publication date: 12 June 2025
Publisher: John Murray Press

Jamaica Road, a novel by Leone Ross, is a captivating story that explores themes of love, wisdom, and warmth. Set in Jamaica, the novel follows the life of Daphne, a young Black girl navigating her way through a volatile and rapidly changing city. When Connie Small, a lanky and outgoing boy from Jamaica, arrives in the city, Daphne's attempts at invisibility are upended, and they form an intense bond. As they navigate growing up in a city that is both beautiful and dangerous, their families become close, and their friendship begins to shift into something more complicated. However, when Connie reveals that he is in England illegally, Daphne realizes that she is dangerously entangled in Connie's fragile home life. Spanning one tumultuous decade, Jamaica Road is an emotionally expansive debut novel about race and class, the family you're born with, the family you choose, and the limits of what true love can really conquer. Readers have praised the book for its beautifully rich storytelling, its ability to make them feel all the feels, and its ability to speak to their hearts. It is a book that will resonate with readers of all ages and backgrounds.

Weight: 664g
Dimension: 241 x 167 x 37 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780349703572