In conversation

Talking about the techniques of storytelling.

Talking about the material that comes from lived experience.

Talking about drawing on her rich African/Scottish heritage

Talking about the ageless quality of children's literature

Expanding on the significance of the objects displayed on her mantelpiece

On balancing being a doctor and a fiction writer

'I want readers to leave my books with a sense of hope, feeling a sense of empowerment.' 

‘If people don’t hear we were here, they still think we came with Windrush. That’s why it’s important that we tell our stories. British History is also our history.’

Exploring the resilience and tenacity required for a writer's life

"Children are not too young to have conversations around race and racism."

Talking about building bridges as you go

Talking about a life of creation, visual art as well as the written word