The Cafe on Manor Lane

A stranger can change your life in a moment of kindness 1952: Bella is a young French Jew in post-war London, having lost everything in WWII. When she meets Adebayo, a doctor from Nigeria, Archibald''s Cafe is the only place they feel like they belong. 1977: Amara feels enraged by the injustice she sees every day. With London consumed by anger, she decides to take action. 2010: Gina is a daydreaming artist whose efforts crumble into disaster. Her hopes for a career are over as she finds herself making lattes at the cafe where her grandparents went on their first date. Across the lives of three generations of women, London can be a harsh and beautiful place. Yet, chance friendships hold people together, when the world feels like it is falling apart.

Product details

• Authors: Amelia Kyazze
• Publisher: One More Chapter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 15.08.2024
• EAN: 9780008605902
• ISBN: 978-0-00-860590-2
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; London, Greater London, Sagas, FICTION / Women, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Fiction: special features, FICTION / Family Life / General, FICTION / Friendship, FICTION / Cultural Heritage, Family life fiction, Narrative theme: displacement, exile, migration, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, FICTION / Multiple Timelines, Saga fiction (family / generational sagas), Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Narrative theme: Diversity, equality, inclusion