No encounter or relationship, no success or failure, is untainted by assumptions based on the colour of her skin. We recommend that you check with your local customs officials or post office for more information regarding importation taxes/duties that may be applicable to your online order as this changes country to country.Told in fleeting vignettes, recalling the sparse style of Jenny Offill, Assembly offers a depressing kaleidoscope of the ways racism affects the narrator’s life, from all-out abuse from strangers, via colleagues who believe she has it easy thanks to “diversity”, to recognising how her presence gives her boyfriend a “certain liberal credibility”. It is accepted by you that Daunt Books has no control over additional charges in relation to customs clearance. If you are ordering goods for delivery outside of the UK, please note that your consignment may be subject to import duties and taxes, which are levied once the goods reach the country of destination.Īny such charges levied in relation to customs clearance must be paid by you. For more details, please consult the latest information provided by Royal Mail's International Incident Bulletin. We are experiencing delays with deliveries to many countries, but in most cases local services have now resumed.

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Items are usually dispatched within twenty-four to seventy-two hours. Orders are processed and dispatched Monday to Friday. You’ll read it in one sitting’ Sunday Times Style ‘One of the most talked-about debuts of the year. She is preparing to attend a lavish garden party at her boyfriend’s family estate, set deep in the English countryside.Īt the same time, she is considering the carefully assembled pieces of herself.Īs the minutes tick down and the future beckons, she can’t escape the question: is it time to take it all apart?

The narrator of Assembly is a Black British woman. Go to Oxbridge, get an education, start a career.

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