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The only thing that united them was that they had all arrived in the United Kingdom as children in the 1950s and 1960s from Commonwealth countries, particularly from Britain’s former colonies in the Caribbean. Most had travelled to join
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“An opportunity means change. An opportunity means action. But most of all, an opportunity means the chance of failure. And it’s the potential for failure, more than failure itself, that stops so many people from beginning anything.”
― Black Buck
― Black Buck
“My alma mater was books, a good library.... I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity.”
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“Sometimes being a good ally is about opening the door for someone instead of insisting that your voice is the only one that matters.”
― Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
― Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot
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Elaine’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Elaine’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Biography, Chick-lit, Fiction, Food, Historical fiction, History, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Young-adult, and ghana
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