When We Were Birds

Mesmerising, mythic and timeless, the most unmissable debut novel of 2022 - for fans of Arundhati Roy, Toni Morrison and Monique RoffeyRecommended Read for 2022 in the Observer, New Statesman, Irish Times, Buzzfeed, Good Housekeeping, The Daily Nerd, Essence and more'BELIEVE THE HYPE' Stella, Sunday Telegraph'A searing symphony of magic and loss, love and hope... This book just might heal you' Marlon James'It's a knockout, and Ayanna Lloyd Banwo is a star. I want to read everything she writes' ...