Paperback pick: We Need New Names

The joyous new novel from NoViolet Bulawayo

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Paperback pick: We Need New Names

We Need New Names

by NoViolet Bulawayo (Vintage, £7.99)

Darling and her friends grow up in Paradise, a shantytown in Zimbabwe, but when Darling has the opportunity to move to America, she grabs it – and has to adjust to a whole new culture.

This joyous novel is full of energy and life, and is based on the author’s own experience.