https://www.oxmag.co.uk/articles/andldquowhy-did-it-happenandrdquo/?amp Not so Black and White is about transforming lives in London and west Kenya but when Nancy Mudenyo Hunt and I were interviewed by Ox Magazine - the topic of the moment was Rhodes –so I was asked about
Are we witnessing a genuine desire to look with open minds at the British Empire ? My life and that of every Brit of all shades of skin colour is affected by its legacy. Raising interest in this history
A new young adult novel by Nancy Mudenyo Hunt and Sylvia Vetta Not so Black and White draws out the common humanity that lies beyond differences of nationality, culture, race or class, issues which affect many young people today. This
We can’t travel physically to the four corners of the earth at this time but we can in our imagination through BOOKS. One kind of travel is possible only in books (at the moment) TIME travel. If you want to
LOVE IN THE TIME OF COVID ! The main characters in ‘Sculpting the Elephant’ get separated by events out of their control. Sound familiar? Is Harry and Ramma’s story one for our time? It may only be armchair travel connecting
Given that we will be spending more time at home why not transport yourself with a GOOD READ ? Walk in Harry and Ramma’s shoes in Oxford and India without getting on a plane! You can order Sculpting the Elephant
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000djk8 Last night Saturday Review discussed American Dirt and Cultural Appropriation. I have a personal interest in the subject . When I was writing Brushstrokes in Time at the same time, in Montreal, Madeleine Thien was writing Don’t Say We have Nothing.
Monday February 24: 7pm Minster Lovell History Society (Oxon) Village Hall Based on her experience writing the 120 life stories in the Oxford Castaway books Sylvia will talk about Life-writing and how to begin. Saturday April 4 : 10.30- 5
Why Ramma is a role model. Among the audience at McGill for my talk on mixed relationships was a distinguished Professor of Computing. For Kerelan born Prakash Panagaden 60th birthday his research community held a three-day symposium, called Prakash Fest,
Drawing on my experience – from which I created my novel Sculpting the Elephant – l’ll explore the dilemmas of identity in mixed- race relationships. Doors open at Abingdon Library at 7 pm on Thursday 21 November for Bombay Sapphire and