Books by Beryl Gilroy
“It’s a wonderful memoir of her experience of migration. In her introduction, Evaristo says Gilroy is one of the unsung heroines of black British literature. It’s extremely interesting as a historical source, but actually, it deserves to be more widely read because it is a wonderful piece of life-writing.” Read more...
The best books on British Colonialism
Charlotte Lydia Riley, Historian
Interviews where books by Beryl Gilroy were recommended
The best books on British Colonialism, recommended by Charlotte Lydia Riley
Various interpretations of imperial history have become deeply entrenched in the so-called culture wars. But this is nothing new, argues Charlotte Lydia Riley, author of the ‘alternative history’ Imperial Island: historians have always served political agendas. Here she recommends five of the best books on British colonialism.
