Rosanna Amaka

Rosanna Amaka was born of African and Caribbean parents. She began writing The Book of echoes twenty years ago to give voice to the Brixton community in which she grew up. Her community was fast-disappearing – as a result of gentrification, emigration back to the Caribbean and Africa, or simply with the passing away of the older generation. Its depiction of pain redeemed by love and hope was also inspired by a wish to understand the impact of history on present-day lives. Rosanna Amaka lives in South London.