She often sat in the end cubicle of the ladies’ room and stared at the door. There was he the subject and her the object, but he just told her look, there’s no point getting worked up over nothing.
Stop what, he said, we’re not doing anything. With a steely, unfaltering gaze, Natasha Brown dismantles the mythology of whiteness, lining up the debris in a neat row and walking away. And it is about one woman daring to take control of her own story, even at the cost of her life. As the minutes tick down and the future beckons, she can’t escape the question: is it time to take it all apart?Īssembly is a story about the stories we live within – those of race and class, safety and freedom, winners and losers. At the same time, she is considering the carefully assembled pieces of herself. The narrator of Assembly is a black British woman. She is preparing to attend a lavish garden party at her boyfriend’s family estate, set deep in the English countryside. Go to college, get an education, start a career. A blistering, fearless, and unforgettable literary debut from "a stunning new writer." (Bernardine Evaristo)Ĭome of age in the credit crunch.
“Slim in the hand, but its impact is massive.”-Ali Smith "Mind-bending and utterly original."-Brandon Taylor “The electrifying fiction debut that has been called ‘a modern Mrs. FINALIST FOR THE 2022 LA TIMES ART SEIDENBAUM AWARD FOR FIRST FICTION.
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