Chiaroscuro

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I want to find it all now know our names know the others in history so many women have been lost at sea so many stories have been swept away Chiaroscuro: (noun) the treatment of light and shade in drawing and painting. Aisha, Yomi, Beth and Opal couldnt be more different, but when Aisha hosts a dinner party, the friends soon discover that theyre all looking for an answer to the same question. Does it lie in Aishas childhood Or in Beth and Opals new romance Who will tell them who they really are What starts out as a friendly conversation between women, soon turns heated when Yomi reveals what she really thinks about Beth and Opals relationship. A searing, tender look at queer Black womanhood by award-winning writer and Scots Makar Jackie Kay.

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Jackie Kay was born and brought up in Scotland. She is the author of among other books The Adoption Papers, which won the Forward Prize, Red Dust Road, winner of the Scottish Book of the Year Award, Trumpet, and the Costa-shortlisted Fiere. She is Chancellor of the University of Salford and Professor of Creative Writing at Newcastle University. She has served as Scots Makar, the National Poet for Scotland, since March 2016.