Book Launch with Amelia Kyazze

Come and join us for the launch of Amelia Kyazze's new book, The Café on Manor Lane, right in the heart of Lewisham! Amelia B. Kyazze is a writer, photographer, editor and creative writing tutor based in southeast London. Her debut novel, Into the Mouth of the Lion, was long-listed for the Mslexia Woman’s First Novel Prize in 2017. Her books and short stories are inspired by her travels to more than forty countries, documenting humanitarian crises and efforts to rebuild. Amelia is excited to launch her latest novel, The Café on Manor Lane, in the very fitting venue of Manor House Library! Please reserve your free place through this link https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-cafe-on-manor-lane-launch-party-tickets-942864331597 The evening will be hosted by Amelia's friend and former journalist, bestselling author Tina Baker. It will be a friendly and fairly informal event, with wine and nibbles. It will start with a Q & A hosted by Tina, the chance for questions from the audience, a reading and then book signings. Books will be available to purchase and borrow from the library. We also have a very special edition of our regular Catford Library reading group meeting on 1st November which Amelia will attend. Find out more here https://lewisham.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=88157 The Café on Manor Lane: A stranger can change your life in a moment of kindness 1952: Bella is a young French Jew in post-war London, having lost everything in WWII. When she meets Adebayo, a doctor from Nigeria, Archibald's Café is the only place they feel like they belong. 1977: With London tense with anger, Amara decides to take action. 2010: Gina is a daydreaming artist whose efforts crumble into disaster. Her hopes for a career are over as she finds herself making lattes at the café where her grandparents went on their first date. Across the lives of three generations of women, London can be a harsh and beautiful place. Yet, chance friendships hold people together, when the world feels like it is falling apart. Praise for The Café on Manor Lane: ‘A powerful story of hope, community and friendship… a real love letter to London’ Katie Lumsdon, Author of TheSecrets of Hartwood Hall ‘A beautiful story about the power of community and friendships’ Eleanor Goymer, Author of The Fallback ‘A heartwarming and necessary story to make you fall in love with London’ Eve Edwards, Author of The Summer of Wishful Thinking ‘Amidst all the ugliness in the world…friendship, kindness, chosen family and community can heal’ Tina Baker, Author of What We Did in the Storm