Jendella Benson – författare

''So deliciously South London.'' - Yomi Adegoke, author of SLAY IN YOUR LANE''A sweeping, rich tale that explores family, secrets, loss, love and redemption within the context of a tessellation of cultures - written with a beautiful texture, Benson pulls you in to a deftly-woven story with tautly-written sentences, and before you know it you find yourself in too deep to get out, too deep to want to get out, wanting to know more.''- Bolu Babalola, author of LOVE IN COLOUR''Jendella Benson has drawn such a compelling world that Hope and Glory, the book and the characters themselves, stayed with me long after I''d turned the final pages.'' - Candice Carty-Williams, author of QUEENIEGlory arrives back in Peckham, from her seemingly-glamorous life in LA, to mourn the sudden death of her father, and finds her previously-close family has fallen apart in her absence. Her brother, Victor, has been jailed; her sister, Faith, appears to have lost her independence and ambition; and their mother, Celeste, is headed towards a breakdown. Glory is thrown by their disarray, and rather than returning to America she decides to stay and try to bring them all together again. However, when she unearths a huge family secret, Glory risks losing everyone she truly cares about in her pursuit of the truth.HOPE AND GLORY is a rich, heart-warming story of loss, love and family chaos, and marks an exciting new voice in fiction.

''Few people can write the way Jendella does'' - Kelechi Okafor, author of Edge of Here''All That We''ve Got is simply brilliant'' - Dorothy Koomson, author of Every Smile You Fake''Simultaneously thought-provoking, heartrending and uplifting'' - Onyi Nwabineli, author of Someday, Maybe''An engrossing, empowering story'' - Lizzie Damilola Blackburn, author of Yinka, Where is Your Huzband?Over one relentlessly hot summer, two women''s lives are about to collide in the most unexpected ways.Mimi is a single mum in her twenties, looking to break free from her family''s judgements and her church''s oppressive, hypocritical gossip to establish who she is on her own. But a dangerous new romance could lead her into trouble...Meanwhile, fifteen-year-old Abi dreams of emulating the life she sees through social media and helping her mother with the bills. When she''s offered the chance to make money fast by helping a group of local boys, she and her friends jump at it. But soon they''re crossing county lines, and Abi finds she''s in over her head...Could Mimi and Abi forge a bond that could free them both, at the heart of a community they''ve taken for granted?A powerful commentary on the city we don''t always see, this is the stunning new novel from Jendella Benson, the author of the acclaimed Hope & Glory.