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On May 10th, join us for the Berlin book launch of the much awaited, Sweetness in the Skin by Ishi Robinson!Doors open at 19:00 @ Lettretage
“A delightful coming-of-age story set in Jamaica, amid heartbreak, hopefulness, and mirth.”—Charmaine Wilkerson, New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake
One of the BBC and Zibby Mag’s Most Anticipated Books of 2024
Fourteen-year-old Pumkin Patterson lives in a two-room house in Kingston Jamaica with her devoted grandmother, her beloved Aunt Sophie, and a mother who could not care less about her. When her conniving estranged father shows up Pumkin’s only real escape is baking – while making sweet potato pudding and apple turnovers she can forget the fighting at home.
When Aunt Sophie is offered the chance to move to France, she promises to send for Pumkin as soon as she can afford to. But when things take a turn for the worse in Pumkin’s household, she’s determined to raise the money herself. Her mother is determined to make her stay, but will her friends, neighbours and talent for baking be her escape?
Ishi will be in conversation with Jane Flett (author of Freakslaw) about her funny and heartbreaking story about a young girl in Jamaica figuring out who she is, what she is capable of—and where she truly belongs.
The night will open with a reading and discussion after which there will be an audience Q&A followed by a book signing.
ISHI ROBINSON was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica. A Canadian citizen, she has lived in Bern, Toronto, Rome, London and now lives in Berlin with her Czech husband. Her first published work was a short story in Jamaica’s national newspaper when she was eleven years old. At seventeen, she sent a letter to her father from Switzerland that he thought was so funny he sent it to the other national newspaper, which snagged her a weekly column on teenage life in Kingston. She also previously wrote a weekly column on life as an expat in Rome for a now defunct online magazine. She got back into fiction writing in Berlin, from where she has published short stories in several online publications and one anthology. SWEETNESS IN THE SKIN is her first novel.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Lettrétage, Veteranenstraße 21, 10119 Berlin, Deutschland,Berlin, Germany
