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Brought to you by Penguin.Bright and precocious ten-year-old Kwame Akromah knows how to behave. He knows the importance of good manners, how to stay at the top of the class and out of the way when his mother and father are angry with each other. But when his charismatic cousin Yaw arrives from Ghana to live with the family while he looks for work, the rules Kwame has learned about the world can no longer guide him.Twenty years later, Kwame is a secondary-school teacher, popular with his students and depended on by his friends. His is a life spent elegantly weaving between the classroom, the labyrinth of Grindr politics and increasingly intermittent visits to his parents'' home. Behind the confident façade, however, he is as driven by caution as he was as a boy.
But when electrifying changemaker Marcus Felix is appointed as headteacher, Kwame must reckon with himself as he never has before. Can he face the ghosts of his childhood? How will he learn to move through the world without losing who he is? And where does existing stop and living begin?Grow Where They Fall is a beautifully written, spirited and deeply moving novel about a young man finding the courage to expand the limits of who he might become, from the acclaimed author of Hold.''Michael Donkor is a real talent'' Sarah Winman, author of Still Life''Hugely enjoyable and very moving, Donkor''s frank, clear-eyed and funny prose is so refreshing - an important voice in contemporary British fiction'' Diana Evans, author of Ordinary People©2024 Michael Donkor (P)2024 Penguin Audio
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22 writers talk about their memorable excursions and the act of walking, and share their creative observationsIn these six series, taken from BBC Radio 3''s The Essay, an array of novelists, poets, journalists and biographers chart the varied and inspiring walks they have taken around Britain and elsewhere. Here are treks taken at daybreak and after dark; in winter and in spring; in the footsteps of the past; and - in the case of Robert Macfarlane - along the ridges of the South Downs.Dawnwalks and Night Walks find Nicholas Shakespeare, Nicola Barker, Kamila Shamsie, Ian Sansom, Lucy Hughes-Hallett, Owen Sheers, Janice Galloway and John Walsh taking early morning and late-night strolls around locations ranging from their back garden and local cemetery to Manhattan, Paris, Tasmania and the Antarctic.Springwalks and Winterwalks feature Michele Roberts, Ross Raisin, John Walsh, Kirsty Gunn, Philip Hoare, Deborah Levy, Christopher Hope, Scarlett Thomas, Erica Wagner and Owen Sheers, as they sample the transforming qualities of spring and the wonders of winter. From Poland and the Languedoc to Hampstead Heath and the Yorkshire Wolds, they delight in the details of the landscape and reflect on what it means to them.Strange Strolls sees Jenn Ashworth, Michael Donkor, Stephanie Victoire, Nat Segnit and Sophie Coulombeau embarking on walks of entertaining eccentricity, revisiting favourite places including Wandsworth Bridge, the Blue Ridge mountains of Appalachia and Ibiza.And in A Five-Day Journey, Robert Macfarlane walks the length of the South Downs in monsoon rain and in sunshine, discovering its chalk trails and its ghosts. He ponders the relationship between paths and stories; explores the poet Edward Thomas'' love affair with tracks; considers the concept of the Aboriginal Australian songline; re-imagines the life of artist Eric Ravilious; and contemplates the sometimes eerie relationship between walking, collecting and creation.Intimate, evocative and immersive, these 30 uplifting programmes transport us to a wealth of wonderful places, and offer fascinating personal insight into the inner worlds of our walker-writers.Production creditsProduced by Duncan Minshull, Ciaran Bermingham and Tim DeeFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on the following dates:DawnwalksNicholas Shakespeare 28 March 2016Nicola Barker 29 March 2016Kamila Shamsie 30 March 2016Ian Sansom 31 March 2016Lucy Hughes-Hallett 1 April 2016Night WalksNicholas Shakespeare 27 October 2008Owen Sheers 28 October 2008Janice Galloway 29 October 2008Kamila Shamsie 30 October 2008John Walsh 31 October 2008SpringwalksMichele Roberts in Poznan 31 March 2014Ross Raisin in the Yorkshire Wolds 1 April 2014John Walsh 2 April 2014Kirsty Gunn in Sutherland 3 April 2014Philip Hoare in Sholing 4 April 2014WinterwalksDeborah Levy on Hampstead Heath 18 February 2013Christopher Hope in Languedoc 19 February 2013Scarlett Thomas 20 February 2013Erica Wagner 21 February 2013Owen Sheers in Poland 22 February 2013Strange StrollsJenn Ashworth - The Abiding Mental Riches of Preston 10 February 2020Michael Donkor - On Westminster Bridge 11 February 2020Stephanie Victoire - Dark Hollow Falls 12 February 2020Nat Segnit - The Other Ibiza 13 February 2020Sophie Coulombeau - Walking Matilda 14 February 2020A Five-Day JourneyMarking 2 November 2009Haunting 3 November 2009Singing 4 November 2009Flying 5 November 2009Collecting 6 November 2009© 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.