{"title":"Books by Yrsa Daley-Ward","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781846149665","title":"bone","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Honest, unflinching and unforgettable...  one of Britain's best writers' Stormzy\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'You will come away bruised.\u003cbr\u003eYou will come away bruised\u003cbr\u003ebut this will give you poetry.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRaw  and stark, the poems in Yrsa Daley-Ward's breakthrough collection strip  down her reflections on the heart, life, the inner self, coming of age,  faith and loss to their essence. They resonate to the core of  experience.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Yrsa's work is like holding the truth in your hands. 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A dark and lyrical debut that's well worth the wait.’ Yomi Adegoke, author of Slay in Your Lane and The List'A fantastic, shimmering work. Yrsa Daley-Ward's rich exploration of Black womanhood and familial complexities is a must read.' Irenosen Okojie‘From one of my favourite living writers, The Catch is a slippery shape-shifting delight. Yrsa’s novel is fluorescently dark and winding; brilliant in its investigation of refractions and meaning.’ Eloghosa Osunde, author of VAGABONDS!‘Yrsa’s work is like holding the truth in your hands. A glorious living thing’ FLORENCE WELCHA darkly whimsical debut about women daring to live and create with impunity.   Twin sisters Clara and Dempsey have always struggled to relate, their familial bond severed after their mother vanished into the Thames. In adulthood, they are content to be all but estranged, until Clara sees a woman who looks exactly like their mother on the streets of London. The catch: this version of Serene, aged not a day, has enjoyed a childless life.   Clara, a celebrity author in desperate need of validation, believes Serene is their mother, while Dempsey, isolated and content to remain so, believes she is a con woman. As they clash over this stranger, the sisters hurtle toward an altercation that threatens their very existence, forcing them to finally confront their pasts--together.   In her riveting first foray into fiction, Yrsa Daley-Ward conjures a kaleidoscopic multiverse of daughterhood and mother-want, exploring the sacrifices that Black women must make for self-actualization. The result is a marvel of a debut novel that boldly asks, \"How can it ever, ever be a crime to choose yourself?\"","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":57685771420021,"sku":"9781804949085","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":55897459556725,"sku":"9781529923643","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781804949085.jpg?v=1792598952"},{"product_id":"9781846149825","title":"The Terrible","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e**WINNER of the 2019 PEN Ackerley Prize**\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A major literary talent . . . speaks about the power and powerlessness that young women are subject to in a wholly fresh, clear-eyed way . . . you'll find it hard to come away from \u003ci\u003eThe Terrible \u003c\/i\u003ewithout a stab of recognition in your chest' \u003ci\u003eStylist\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'You may not run away from the thing that you are\u003cbr\u003ebecause it comes and comes and comes as sure as you breathe.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the story of Yrsa Daley-Ward, and all the things that happened - 'even the Terrible Things (and God, there were Terrible Things)'. It's about her childhood in the north-west of England with her beautiful, careworn mother and her little brother who sees things written in the stars. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's also about growing up and discovering the power and fear of sexuality, about pitch grey days of pills and powder: going under, losing yourself, and finding your voice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Yrsa's work is like holding the truth in your hands'  Florence Welch\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56307858997621,"sku":"9781846149825","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781846149825_f9f35dd1-5955-4c1c-9fe9-d97da178e4e1.jpg?v=1786029289"},{"product_id":"9780141998879","title":"The How","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA treasure trove of inspiration and an invitation for personal renewal from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003ebone\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Terrible\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe still dream though, don't we? We are gifted with a way into ourselves, night after night after night.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYrsa Daley-Ward's words have resonated with hundreds of thousands of readers around the world: through her books of poetry and memoir \u003ci\u003ebone\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Terrible\u003c\/i\u003e, through her powerful writing for Beyoncé on\u003ci\u003e Black Is King \u003c\/i\u003eand through her always-illuminating Instagram posts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe How\u003c\/i\u003e, Yrsa gently takes readers by the hand, encouraging them to join her as she explores how we can remove our filters, and see and feel more of who we really are behind the preconceived notions of propriety and manners we've accumulated with age. With a mix of short, lyrical musings, immersive poetry and intriguing meditations,\u003ci\u003e The How \u003c\/i\u003ecan be used to start conversations, to prompt writing, to delve deeper - whether you're on your own or with friends, on your feet or writing from the solace of home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Lyrical . . . visceral truth is at the heart of her work' \u003ci\u003ei Newspaper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56311577117045,"sku":"9780141998879","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780141998879_0de96e3c-6e66-4f58-b4f1-256a8d5d77ba.jpg?v=1786011474"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-yrsa-daley-ward.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}