About this Event
Join debut novelist Yvonne Bailey Smith in conversation with her son - the actor, comedian and children's writer Ben Bailey Smith (Doc Brown) as they discuss the coming of age story about growing up in Jamaica The Day I Fell Off My Island.
It’s 1969 and Erna Mullings has just arrived in London from Jamaica. Finding herself in a strange country, with a mother she barely recognises and a step-father she despises, Erna is homesick, lost and lonely, but her life is about to change irrevocably.
A story of reluctant immigration and the relationship between children and the people who parent them, The Day I Fell Off My Island is engrossing, courageous and psychologically insightful. Yvonne Bailey-Smith writes with great warmth and humanity as she explores estrangement, transition and, ultimately, the triumph of resilience and hope.
There will be time at the end for book signings. Spaces limited - book ahead.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Library at Willesden Green, 95 High Road, London, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00