optionshwa.blogg.se

And that is only the beginning of this emotional literary roller coaster.”īustle: Is There A Better Way To Write About Interracial Friendship? “How are going to be really good friends if they’re not talking about race? Why do they think they’re such good friends if they’re not talking about race?” “The heartbreak of the prologue was all too familiar: an unarmed Black teen, shot dead by a White police officer. The Washington Post: ‘We Are Not Like Them’ continues an important conversation. A police shooting of an unarmed Black teenager divides their community and tests their decades of close friendship. Pride, who is Black, and Piazza, who is white, discuss their new book, the complicated issues it raises about race and how the story came from honest conversations the two close friends had in real life. It's about standing up for what you believe in, no matter the cost.Authors Christine Pride and Jo Piazza join us to talk about their new novel, We Are Not Like Them, which tells the story of two women of different races who find themselves on opposite sides of a tragedy in Philadelphia. We Are Not Like Them is about friendship and love. As their community takes sides, so must Jen and Riley, and for the first time in their lives the lifelong friends find themselves on opposing sides. This one act could destroy more than just Riley and Jen's friendship. And then Jen's husband, a Philadelphia police officer, is involved in the shooting of an unarmed black teenager and everything changes in an instant. It never mattered to them that Riley is black and Jen is white. Riley and Jen have been best friends since they were children, and they thought their bond was unbreakable. ‘An absolute must read for your book clubs for debate and discussion’ Nina Pottell, Prima ‘Provides a starting point for conversations which are crucial, at times uncomfortable, but long overdue’ Ruth Hogan, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Keeper of Lost Things ‘Timely and important, I read it in one sitting but am still thinking about it weeks later’ Sarah Morgan, Sunday Times bestselling author ‘A painfully amazing read teaching us that sometimes, when it comes to race, the real enemy is ignorance’ Rhys Stephenson, actor and TV presenter ‘A powerful story about friendship, race, love, forgiveness, and justice – and the stunning ways they intersect…Empathetic, riveting, and authentic’ Laura Dave, bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me

‘Harrowing and heartening in equal measure, this book is a breathtaking tale of racial fissures, fury and friendship’ David Lammy, MP and author of Tribes

THE MOST IMPORTANT NOVEL YOU’LL READ THIS YEAR