28. Book Discussion: Small Worlds with Bene, Nasiba & Aseye

In this episode, my guests and I talk about Caleb Azumah Nelson's book Small Worlds.

Guests: @bene.reads, @ka_karang and @booksxbrews

Summary of the book: 

Set over the course of three summers, Small Worlds follows Stephen, a first-generation Londoner born to Ghanaian immigrant parents, brother to Ray, and best friend to Adeline. On the cusp of big life changes, Stephen feels pressured to follow a certain path—a university degree, a move out of home—but when he decides instead to follow his first love, music, his world and family fracture in ways he didn’t foresee. Now Stephen must find a path and peace for himself: a space he can feel beautiful, a space he can feel free. Moving from London, England to Accra, Ghana and back again, Small Worlds is an exquisite and intimate new novel about the people and places we hold close. 

About the author: 

Caleb Azumah Nelson is a British-Ghanaian writer and photographer living in South East London. His first novel, Open Water won the Costa First Novel Award and Debut of the Year at the British Book Awards and was number one Times bestseller. It was also shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize and The Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year.