The Black History Month Bundle 4 Books Collection Set - Fiction/Non Fiction - Paperback

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Then, dive into \u003cem\u003eBlack and British\u003c\/em\u003e, an essential non-fiction work that highlights the importance of understanding our history through the lens of Black voices, stories that must be shared and celebrated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe also have some beloved favourites to enrich your reading experience. \u003cem\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful tale of resilience and empowerment that continues to inspire readers. Plus, don’t miss \u003cem\u003eKeep the Receipts\u003c\/em\u003e by The Receipts Media Ltd, a popular non-fiction book from our favourite podcasters that offers fresh perspectives and engaging conversations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet’s celebrate Black voices together this month and beyond!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitles in this set:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e1. The Color Purple: by Alice Walker (Fiction)\u003cbr\u003e2. Queenie: by Candice Carty-Williams (Fiction)\u003cbr\u003e3. Black and British: A Forgotten History: by David Olusoga (Non-Fiction)\u003cbr\u003e4. Keep the Receipts: by The Receipts Media Ltd (Non-Fiction)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eSet in the deep American South between the wars, THE COLOR PURPLE is the classic tale of Celie, a young black girl born into poverty and segregation. Raped repeatedly by the man she calls 'father', she has two children taken away from her, is separated from her beloved sister Nettie and is trapped into an ugly marriage. But then she meets the glamorous Shug Avery, singer and magic-maker - a woman who has taken charge of her own destiny. Gradually Celie discovers the power and joy of her own spirit, freeing her from her past and reuniting her with those she loves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQueenie\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eQueenie is a twenty-five-year-old Black woman living in south London, straddling Jamaican and British culture whilst slotting neatly into neither. She works at a national newspaper where she's constantly forced to compare herself to her white, middle-class peers, and beg to write about Black Lives Matter. After a messy break up from her long-term white boyfriend, Queenie finds herself seeking comfort in all the wrong places.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs Queenie veers from one regrettable decision to another, she finds herself wondering, What are you doing? Why are you doing it? Who do you want to be? - the questions that every woman today must face in a world that keeps trying to provide the answers for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA darkly comic and bitingly subversive take on life, love, race and family, Queenie will have you nodding in recognition, crying in solidarity and rooting for this unforgettable character every step of the way. A disarmingly honest, boldly political and truly inclusive tale that will speak to anyone who has gone looking for love and acceptance and found something very different in its place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlack and British: A Forgotten History\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eIn this vital re-examination of a shared history, historian and broadcaster David Olusoga tells the rich and revealing story of the long relationship between the British Isles and the people of Africa and the Caribbean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition, fully revised and updated, features a new chapter encompassing the Windrush scandal and the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020, events which put black British history at the centre of urgent national debate. Black and British is vivid confirmation that black history can no longer be kept separate and marginalised. It is woven into the cultural and economic histories of the nation and it belongs to us all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on new genealogical research, original records, and expert testimony, Black and British reaches back to Roman Britain, the medieval imagination, Elizabethan ‘blackamoors’ and the global slave-trading empire. It shows that the great industrial boom of the nineteenth century was built on American slavery, and that black Britons fought at Trafalgar and in the trenches of both World Wars. Black British history is woven into the cultural and economic histories of the nation. It is not a singular history, but one that belongs to us all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnflinching, confronting taboos, and revealing hitherto unknown scandals, Olusoga describes how the lives of black and white Britons have been entwined for centuries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeep the Receipts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eJoin your girl Tolly T, Audrey, formerly known as Ghana's Finest, and your mamacita Milena Sanchez as they get super honest about their life experiences and lessons. From their different approaches to love to their wise advice on building strong friendships; from those conversations about sex we never have, to how to enjoy life as a Black woman or a woman of colour, The Receipts girls always keep it real, authentic and fiercely funny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is a celebration of the wonderful messes, mistakes, successes, highs and lows of three audacious women who are still trying to get it right and live their best lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's time to normalise women sharing things with zero judgement, to embrace women for all their flaws and differences and to realise being completely yourself is the best thing you could possibly be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is for anyone seeking advice, solidarity and a warm hug from women who have been through it all.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2024-09-19T13:07:18+01:00","created_at":"2024-09-19T12:59:17+01:00","vendor":"Books2Door","type":"Non-Fiction","tags":["Black History Month","Boxing Day","Genre_Children's \u0026 young adult: general non-fiction","Non-Fiction","Promotional Bundles"],"price":2699,"price_min":2699,"price_max":2699,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":4296,"compare_at_price_min":4296,"compare_at_price_max":4296,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":44092585181363,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"B2D6812","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":false,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The Black History Month Bundle 4 Books Collection Set - Fiction\/Non Fiction - Paperback","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":2699,"weight":1000,"compare_at_price":4296,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781400091287","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[],"quantity_rule":{"min":1,"max":null,"increment":1}}],"images":["\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/thumbnail_a76cbdcb-d93a-4526-9fc5-ab6fd6a47144.jpg?v=1727973327","\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/front_650907b0-f373-477f-bda9-b10117acadf3.jpg?v=1727973542","\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/back_5dfe7e39-bf2e-411e-a9b8-efabd8332bb1.jpg?v=1727973281","\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/inside_23582e3d-a33a-4994-b678-b8f246dd2166.jpg?v=1727973453"],"featured_image":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/thumbnail_a76cbdcb-d93a-4526-9fc5-ab6fd6a47144.jpg?v=1727973327","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"The Black History Month Bundle 4 Books Collection Set - Fiction\/Non Fiction - Paperback Non-Fiction Books2Door","id":28497664966835,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":3000,"width":3000,"src":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/thumbnail_a76cbdcb-d93a-4526-9fc5-ab6fd6a47144.jpg?v=1727973327"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":3000,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/thumbnail_a76cbdcb-d93a-4526-9fc5-ab6fd6a47144.jpg?v=1727973327","width":3000},{"alt":"The Black History Month Bundle 4 Books Collection Set - Fiction\/Non Fiction - Paperback Non-Fiction Books2Door","id":28497664868531,"position":2,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":3000,"width":3000,"src":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/front_650907b0-f373-477f-bda9-b10117acadf3.jpg?v=1727973542"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":3000,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/front_650907b0-f373-477f-bda9-b10117acadf3.jpg?v=1727973542","width":3000},{"alt":"The Black History Month Bundle 4 Books Collection Set - Fiction\/Non Fiction - Paperback Non-Fiction Books2Door","id":28497664835763,"position":3,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":3000,"width":3000,"src":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/back_5dfe7e39-bf2e-411e-a9b8-efabd8332bb1.jpg?v=1727973281"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":3000,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/back_5dfe7e39-bf2e-411e-a9b8-efabd8332bb1.jpg?v=1727973281","width":3000},{"alt":"The Black History Month Bundle 4 Books Collection Set - Fiction\/Non Fiction - Paperback Non-Fiction Books2Door","id":28497664934067,"position":4,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":3000,"width":3000,"src":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/inside_23582e3d-a33a-4994-b678-b8f246dd2166.jpg?v=1727973453"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":3000,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/www.books2door.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/inside_23582e3d-a33a-4994-b678-b8f246dd2166.jpg?v=1727973453","width":3000}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eThis Black History Month, we’re excited to expand our Black Voices collection with a specially curated set for you, our beloved readers! We believe it’s essential to amplify Black voices and ensure they are heard loud and clear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo start, we’re offering a selection of books that span contemporary perspectives to historical insights. Start with \u003cem\u003eQueenie\u003c\/em\u003e, a modern classic that resonates with today’s audience, exploring the complexities of identity and belonging. Then, dive into \u003cem\u003eBlack and British\u003c\/em\u003e, an essential non-fiction work that highlights the importance of understanding our history through the lens of Black voices, stories that must be shared and celebrated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe also have some beloved favourites to enrich your reading experience. \u003cem\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful tale of resilience and empowerment that continues to inspire readers. Plus, don’t miss \u003cem\u003eKeep the Receipts\u003c\/em\u003e by The Receipts Media Ltd, a popular non-fiction book from our favourite podcasters that offers fresh perspectives and engaging conversations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet’s celebrate Black voices together this month and beyond!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitles in this set:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e1. The Color Purple: by Alice Walker (Fiction)\u003cbr\u003e2. Queenie: by Candice Carty-Williams (Fiction)\u003cbr\u003e3. Black and British: A Forgotten History: by David Olusoga (Non-Fiction)\u003cbr\u003e4. Keep the Receipts: by The Receipts Media Ltd (Non-Fiction)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Color Purple\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eSet in the deep American South between the wars, THE COLOR PURPLE is the classic tale of Celie, a young black girl born into poverty and segregation. Raped repeatedly by the man she calls 'father', she has two children taken away from her, is separated from her beloved sister Nettie and is trapped into an ugly marriage. But then she meets the glamorous Shug Avery, singer and magic-maker - a woman who has taken charge of her own destiny. Gradually Celie discovers the power and joy of her own spirit, freeing her from her past and reuniting her with those she loves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQueenie\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eQueenie is a twenty-five-year-old Black woman living in south London, straddling Jamaican and British culture whilst slotting neatly into neither. She works at a national newspaper where she's constantly forced to compare herself to her white, middle-class peers, and beg to write about Black Lives Matter. After a messy break up from her long-term white boyfriend, Queenie finds herself seeking comfort in all the wrong places.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs Queenie veers from one regrettable decision to another, she finds herself wondering, What are you doing? Why are you doing it? Who do you want to be? - the questions that every woman today must face in a world that keeps trying to provide the answers for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA darkly comic and bitingly subversive take on life, love, race and family, Queenie will have you nodding in recognition, crying in solidarity and rooting for this unforgettable character every step of the way. A disarmingly honest, boldly political and truly inclusive tale that will speak to anyone who has gone looking for love and acceptance and found something very different in its place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlack and British: A Forgotten History\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eIn this vital re-examination of a shared history, historian and broadcaster David Olusoga tells the rich and revealing story of the long relationship between the British Isles and the people of Africa and the Caribbean.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition, fully revised and updated, features a new chapter encompassing the Windrush scandal and the Black Lives Matter protests of 2020, events which put black British history at the centre of urgent national debate. Black and British is vivid confirmation that black history can no longer be kept separate and marginalised. It is woven into the cultural and economic histories of the nation and it belongs to us all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on new genealogical research, original records, and expert testimony, Black and British reaches back to Roman Britain, the medieval imagination, Elizabethan ‘blackamoors’ and the global slave-trading empire. It shows that the great industrial boom of the nineteenth century was built on American slavery, and that black Britons fought at Trafalgar and in the trenches of both World Wars. Black British history is woven into the cultural and economic histories of the nation. It is not a singular history, but one that belongs to us all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnflinching, confronting taboos, and revealing hitherto unknown scandals, Olusoga describes how the lives of black and white Britons have been entwined for centuries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKeep the Receipts\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eJoin your girl Tolly T, Audrey, formerly known as Ghana's Finest, and your mamacita Milena Sanchez as they get super honest about their life experiences and lessons. From their different approaches to love to their wise advice on building strong friendships; from those conversations about sex we never have, to how to enjoy life as a Black woman or a woman of colour, The Receipts girls always keep it real, authentic and fiercely funny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is a celebration of the wonderful messes, mistakes, successes, highs and lows of three audacious women who are still trying to get it right and live their best lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's time to normalise women sharing things with zero judgement, to embrace women for all their flaws and differences and to realise being completely yourself is the best thing you could possibly be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is for anyone seeking advice, solidarity and a warm hug from women who have been through it all.\u003c\/p\u003e"}