Marie-Claire Amuah’s debut longlisted for the Diverse Book Awards 2023
Marie-Claire Amuah’s debut novel One For Sorrow, Two For Joy has been longlisted for the Diverse Book Awards 2023.
Set against a backdrop of London and Ghana, Marie-Claire Amuah's debut is an unforgettable exploration of intergenerational trauma. Brimming with compassion, One for Sorrow, Two for Joy offers both a sensitive portrayal of the ripple effects of domestic violence, and a defiant story of friendship, resilience and hope.
One For Sorrow, Two For Joy has been nominated in the Adult category, and sits alongside authors such as Monica Ali and Nikki May. The Awards focus on celebrating books that contain characters not typically or widely represented, including diversity in class, race, gender identity, sexuality, disability, background and other forms of identity.
The full list of longlisted Adult novels is as follows:
Here Again Now by Okechukwu Nzelu (Dialogue Books)
Losing The Plot by Derek Owusu (Canongate Books)
Love Marriage by Monica Ali (Virago)
News At Noon by Anietie Isong (Jacaranda)
One for Sorrow, Two for Joy by Marie-Claire Amuah (Oneworld)
Still Lives by Reshma Ruia (Renard Press)
Someday, Maybe by Onyi Nwabineli (Magpie)
The Attic Child by Lola Jaye (Pan Macmillan)
These Impossible Things by Salma El-Wardany (Trapeze)
Wahala by Nikki May (Doubleday)
Who's Loving You: Love Stories by Women of Colour, edited by Sareeta Domingo (Trapeze)
Yinka, Where Is Your Huzband by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn (Viking)