Dominoes

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When Layla and Andy first meet, they can't believe they have the same surname. It feels like fate…

Sera, Layla’s best friend, has her doubts about Andy. As the couple fall deeper in love, Sera becomes more and more vocal about Layla settling down with a white boy. And then, only a few weeks before their wedding, Layla makes a devastating discovery – could their families be linked in the worst possible way?

What seemed like a fairy-tale romance is rapidly derailed as Layla begins to uncover parts of her history and identity that she had never imagined – or, perhaps, had simply learnt to ignore.

And now, she faces an impossible choice.


'A must-read... compulsively timely novel' STYLIST

‘A warm, sweet love story, and a thought-provoking examination of the British slave trade and its legacy’ MARIAN KEYES

'I loved this book' JACQUELINE CROOKS, author of Fire Rush

'So kind and smart and clear-eyed' HOLLY GRAMAZIO, author of The Husbands

©2023 Phoebe McIntosh (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Critics Review

A powerful and thought-provoking debut from a writer destined for greatness
Sarra Manning
I found it humbling and hopeful and I really CARED about the characters
MARIAN KEYES
Electrifying debut
Good Housekeeping
Smart and thoughtful... intertwines the personal and the political with a soft deftness
Harper's Bazaar
A swoony romance is the starting point for a soul-searching look at the legacy of the British slave trade… a touching debut, unafraid to ask difficult questions
Mail on Sunday
A thought-provoking look into the ties between past and present
Stylist
Thought-provoking and engaging, raising challenging questions while weaving a satisfying story
Daily Express
Cracking dialogue, fascinating storyline, compelling characters and more
JACQUELINE CROOKS, author of Fire Rush
A timely and tender story about a young woman caught up in a sweet romance, who finds herself grappling with the idea that love, too, is political to its very core
AYESHA MANAZIR SIDDIQI, author of The Centre
Phoebe McIntosh is a tremendous storyteller, Dominoes is powerful and evocative, an outstanding debut
SALENA GODDEN, author of Mrs Death Misses Death

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