Remembered

Remembered has drawn comparisons with Toni Morrison’s Beloved: both are unflinching and haunting in how they address the legacy of the slave trade. Battle-Felton’s voice is entirely her own, however, and this book feels vital for our time … [this] debut is not an easy read and nor should it be. Fortunate are those of us that only experience such brutality in the pages of a book. Afterwards we emerge more enlightened with our hearts and minds expanded. Remembered will stay with you long after reading * Irish Times *It’s Philadelphia, 1910, and Battle-Felton’s debut historical novel traces the story of Spring from the 1840s to the day of the crash, through the incomprehensible cruelties of not only slavery but the many decades that followed. * FT (Summer books of 2019) *Yvonne Battle-Felton’s debut, Remembered, longlisted for the 2019 Women’s Prize for Fiction has been compared to Toni Morrison’s seminal 1987 novel Beloved. And rightly so, since both are powerful, unapologetic, revealing works of historical fiction * The Herald *Painful, vital truth resounds in this accomplished work of fiction * Guardian *This scorching historical novel set in Philadelphia in 1910 tells the story of Spring, an emancipated slave forced into a reckoning with her past in order to help her dying son * i paper *Important and timely * nb magazine *[Compares] with Toni Morrison’s Beloved . . . Yvonne Battle-Felton’s characters get under your skin * Observer *A searing history of slavery is combined with a startling interrogation of motherhood in this American debut … Painful, vital truth resounds in this accomplished work of fiction * Guardian *Remembered is a vital read, and one that won’t be forgotten any time soon * The Skinny *An affecting debut novel, a powerful exploration of slavery, motherhood and racial tensions * The i *Vital, important and humane. Everyone needs to read this book – Jenn Ashworth, author of GHOSTEDDeftly explores generational trauma and the nature of enterprise, and gives a perspective on slavery not often explored – Charlie Brinkhurst-CuffSome books both break your heart and set you free. Remembered will change you – Rachel Edwards, author of LUCKY

Yvonne Battle-Felton was born in Pennsylvania and raised in New Jersey. She moved to Maryland and is currently living in Yorkshire, England, with her family. Yvonne holds an MA in Writing from Johns Hopkins University and a PhD in Creative Writing from Lancaster University. She is an associate teaching professor and the academic director of Creative Writing at the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education. Her debut novel, Remembered, won a Northern Writers’ Award in 2017. It was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction and shortlisted for the Jhalak Prize.

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