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Bringing together two writers who are shining a new light on historical fiction and telling the stories that often remain hidden.With a spellbinding gothic mystery told through the perspective of a white-passing protagonist in the Victorian era, Kuchenga Shenjé’s The Library Thief explores what being mixed-race meant in Victorian England.
In Lianne Dillsworth’s House of Shades, Doctress Hester Reeves is offered a life-changing commission but she must unearth secrets that have lain hidden for decades.
These stories sing with truth and reconciliation and offer an honest look at the deep and long-lasting trauma of the slave trade and colonialism.
Suitable for ages 16+
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Brighton Dome, Church Street,Brighton and Hove, Brighton, United Kingdom
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