{"product_id":"shame-on-me-1","title":"Shame On Me","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNON-FICTION WINNER OF THE OCM BOCAS PRIZE FOR CARIBBEAN LITERATURE AND A FINALIST FOR THE HILARY WESTON WRITERS’ TRUST PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat does it mean to belong?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll her life, Tessa McWatt has been asked, ‘What are you?’ Born in Guyana to a family with Scottish, African, French, Chinese, Indian, Portuguese, and Native American heritage, she grew up in a white suburb, out of place, longing to fit in. As an adult, she moved to the UK, still pursued by questions about her identity.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this deeply personal reckoning with race and belonging, Tessa interweaves her own experiences as a mixed-race woman with a stark and unvarnished history of slavery and indenture, as well as observations on literature and popular culture.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eThis powerful memoir of being mixed race in a predominantly white society is a necessary exploration of who and what we truly are.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scribe Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54239070585176,"sku":"9781913348229","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781913348229.jpg?v=1778731265","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/shame-on-me-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}