Two girls dream of dance in London, their friendship tested by talent and ambition across continents.
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Two girls dream of dance in London, their friendship tested by talent and ambition across continents.
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"An ambitious, exuberant new novel moving from North West London to West Africa, from the multi-award-winning author of White Teeth and On Beauty Two brown girls dream of being dancers--but only one, Tracey, has talent. The other has ideas: about rhythm and time, about black bodies and black music, what constitutes a tribe, or makes a person truly free. It's a close but complicated childhood friendship that ends abruptly in their early twenties, never to be revisited, but never quite forgotten, ...
What's Inside
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Sexual content
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Moderate explicit content; includes sexualized dance and brief intimate scenes. Sexual harassment and molestation by schoolboys.
Violence & gore
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Minor violence; no graphic depictions or gore mentioned.
Profanity
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Minor profanity; occasional strong language used.
Substance use
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No substance use depicted.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQIA+ representation present.
Religious content
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No religious themes present.
Magic & witchcraft
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No witchcraft or occult themes present.
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Major themes of race, class, colonialism, and capitalism explored.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted.
Abuse & suffering
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Moderate themes of systemic inequality and childhood struggles. Sexual harassment and molestation by schoolboys.
Other
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