Birdie has come too far to go quietly …A powerful and emotional novel inspired by the Windrush Scandal.This is a story about being told you don't belong. This is a story about knowing you do.This is a story about Birdie.Birdie Brown's life is held together by family - her sharp-witted daughter Carmen, her son Scott who no one mentions, and five grandkids who keep her on her toes. Retirement is bingo nights, babysitting, and TV with her granddaughter Saffie - until a letter from the Home Office arrives.It says she's here illegally. That she must return to Jamaica - a country she hasn't seen since childhood.As the system threatens to erase her, Birdie must confront buried truths and fractured ties. Can she hold on to the life she built - and the family that built her?'A self-assured debut …A wonderful story of family, community, and the importance of recognising people instead of categories.' Louise Hare author of This Lovely City 'A tender, powerful and emotional novel … wonderfully moving' Platinum Magazine Netgalley readers love Go Home Birdie Brown:'It's heartbreaking but uplifting too, a … brave voice that deserves to be heard''This book broke my heart''An excellent book''Brilliant'
