{"id":14659,"date":"2018-04-17T19:32:23","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T23:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=14659"},"modified":"2018-04-17T19:32:23","modified_gmt":"2018-04-17T23:32:23","slug":"brenda-lee-browne-releases-london-rocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/brenda-lee-browne-releases-london-rocks\/","title":{"rendered":"Brenda Lee Browne releases “London Rocks”"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Growing up Black, British, and a descendant of West Indian migrants to London is the foundation of \u201cLondon Rocks\u201d, a novella by author Brenda Lee Browne.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the official launch this past\u00a0Saturday<\/span><\/span>\u00a014th<\/sup><\/b>, Browne introduced the book\u2019s main protagonist Dante while recounting personal experiences and socio-political elements of the era that gave birth to his character.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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Dante Brookes is a young man growing up in London in the late 70\u2019s and early 80\u2019s when sound systems ruled the party scene for young, Black British youths of Caribbean heritage. He navigates the loss of friends, police harassment and being a teenage father while forging a career as an MC. Dante stumbles into the acting profession and also becomes a writer. It is through these disparate experiences that he learns that the pen and mic are mightier than the sword.<\/span><\/p>

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Arif Ali,\u00a0\u00a0of Hansib – the books publisher – offered these thoughts.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cWe at Hansib are proud to be involved in the publishing of Brenda Lee Browne\u2019s book London Rocks. Her vast experience will ensure that further books will follow.\u00a0\u00a0Brenda Lee Browne is another feather in Antigua and Barbuda\u2019s cap<\/i>.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For her part, Browne says, \u201cLondon Rocks is the book I had to write<\/i>.\u00a0I needed to write about a time in my life when music meant a lot. This book is a slice of the Black British experience, coming of age and defining our world through clothes, music and language. I have to thank Hansib for publishing \u2018London Rocks\u2019, it\u2019s been a long journey and well worth the wait<\/i>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

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Speaking of the launch event, Browne says, \u201cI have to thank Mike Hunt and Imogen Margrie Hunt of Cedars Pottery for the beautiful setting, Jackie Holborough for the music, Mark Brown for curating pieces, Reef Treats for the canapes and Alan Marsh for being a great host. This launch was a success thanks to their support and the support of friends and family<\/i>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Browne says she looks forward to sharing \u2018London Rocks\u2019 with many more readers.\u201d<\/span><\/p>

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\u2018London Rocks\u2019 is available at the Best of Books, The Museum of Antigua and Barbuda, from the author herself via email<\/span>brendalee.browne@gmail.com<\/a><\/span>, online at\u00a0hansibpublications.com<\/a>, and beginning this summer from Amazon UK.<\/span><\/p>

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