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These Heavy Black Bones

These Heavy Black Bones

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SKU 9781805300441 Categories Biographies & Memoirs, Products

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A brave and beautiful memoir written by the first Black woman to swim for Great Britain that reflects on race, identity, trauma and power with visceral vulnerability

*Listed as one of TIME''s 18 Black leaders working to end the racial wealth gap*

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Product ID:	9781805300441
Product Form:	Hardback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Title:	These Heavy Black Bones
Authors:	Author: Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell
Page Count:	256
Subjects:	Memoirs, Memoirs, Social discrimination and social justice, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Ethnic studies, Trauma and shock, Swimming and diving, Social discrimination & inequality, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Black & Asian studies, Trauma & shock, Swimming & diving, United Kingdom, Great Britain
Description:	Select Guide Rating A brave and beautiful memoir written by the first Black woman to swim for Great Britain that reflects on race, identity, trauma and power with visceral vulnerability **Listed as one of TIME''s 18 Black leaders working to end the racial wealth gap** In Kenya the pool was green and surrounded by concrete so hot it burnt the soles of her small feet. She didn''t know any different. A decade later she would be double British Champion and the first Black woman ever to swim for Great Britain. But this story is not about making history. As her body and mind are sharpened through gruelling training, press scrutiny and the harshness of adolescence, Rebecca questions who she is swimming for and what the onward journey to the Olympics will cost her. A compulsive and unforgettable study of intensity, These Heavy Black Bones meditates on Blackness, identity and the ecstasy of peak physical performance. In stunning prose, Rebecca charts her career''s ascent, her singular love of the water, and lays bare the pressures within her swimming world.
Imprint Name:	Canongate Books
Publisher Name:	Canongate Books
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2024-06-06

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Weight	366 g
Dimensions	147 × 223 × 26 mm