{"product_id":"9781784709136-homecoming","title":"Homecoming","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVoices of the Windrush Generation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A remarkable oral history of black postwar British life… \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHomecoming \u003c\/i\u003eis an extraordinary \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand compelling book' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHomecoming \u003c\/i\u003edraws on over a hundred first-hand interviews, archival recordings and memoirs by the women and men who came to Britain from the West Indies between the late 1940s and the early 1960s. In their own words, we witness the transition from the optimism of the first post-war arrivals to the race riots of the late 1950s. We hear from nurses in Manchester; bus drivers in Bristol; seamstresses in Birmingham; teachers in Croydon; dockers in Cardiff; inter-racial lovers in High Wycombe, and Carnival Queens in Leeds. These are stories of hope and regret, of triumphs and challenges, brimming with humour, anger and wisdom. Together, they reveal a rich tapestry of Caribbean British lives. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHomecoming\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable portrait of a generation, which brilliantly illuminates an essential and much-misunderstood chapter of our history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e** A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**A \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e Book of the Year**\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39325557522529,"sku":"9781784709136","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32404909.jpg?v=1737274671","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781784709136-homecoming","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}