{"title":"Books by Jendella Benson","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781398702318","title":"Hope \u0026 Glory","description":"\u003cp\u003e'So deliciously South London.' -\u003cb\u003e Yomi Adegoke, author of SLAY IN YOUR LANE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A sweeping, rich tale that explores family, secrets, loss, love and redemption within the context of a tessellation of cultures - written with a beautiful texture, Benson pulls you in to a deftly-woven story with tautly-written sentences, and before you know it you find yourself in too deep to get out, too deep to want to get out, wanting to know more.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e- Bolu Babalola, author of LOVE IN COLOUR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Jendella Benson has drawn such a compelling world that Hope and Glory, the book and the characters themselves, stayed with me long after I'd turned the final pages.' - \u003cb\u003eCandice Carty-Williams, author of QUEENIE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGlory arrives back in Peckham, from her seemingly-glamorous life in LA, to mourn the sudden death of her father, and finds her previously-close family has fallen apart in her absence. Her brother, Victor, has been jailed; her sister, Faith, appears to have lost her independence and ambition; and their mother, Celeste, is headed towards a breakdown. Glory is thrown by their disarray, and rather than returning to America she decides to stay and try to bring them all together again. However, when she unearths a huge family secret, Glory risks losing everyone she truly cares about in her pursuit of the truth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHOPE AND GLORY is a rich, heart-warming story of loss, love and family chaos, and marks an exciting new voice in fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43128762106034,"sku":"9781398702318","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781398702318.jpg?v=1786019737"},{"product_id":"9781398702363","title":"All That We've Got","description":"'Few people can write the way Jendella does' - Kelechi Okafor, author of Edge of Here'All That We've Got is simply brilliant' - Dorothy Koomson, author of Every Smile You Fake'Simultaneously thought-provoking, heartrending and uplifting' - Onyi Nwabineli, author of Someday, Maybe'An engrossing, empowering story' - Lizzie Damilola Blackburn, author of Yinka, Where is Your Huzband?Over one relentlessly hot summer, two women's lives are about to collide in the most unexpected ways.   Mimi is a single mum in her twenties, looking to break free from her family's judgements and her church's oppressive, hypocritical gossip to establish who she is on her own. But a dangerous new romance could lead her into trouble...   Meanwhile, fifteen-year-old Abi dreams of emulating the life she sees through social media and helping her mother with the bills. When she's offered the chance to make money fast by helping a group of local boys, she and her friends jump at it. But soon they're crossing county lines, and Abi finds she's in over her head...   Could Mimi and Abi forge a bond that could free them both, at the heart of a community they've taken for granted?A powerful commentary on the city we don't always see, this is the stunning new novel from Jendella Benson, the author of the acclaimed Hope \u0026amp; Glory.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55206393643381,"sku":"9781398702363","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781398702363.jpg?v=1786019738"},{"product_id":"9781910974377","title":"The Book of Birmingham","description":"\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56308925235573,"sku":"9781910974377","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781910974377_4ebfc2aa-98b3-47fe-aaf3-508fe9f7ddea.jpg?v=1793046207"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-jendella-benson.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}