{"product_id":"not-quite-white-a-memoir-9781684352272","title":"Not Quite White: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003eNeither here, nor there; neither one, nor the other. What does it feel like to be an indescribable shade somewhere in between? Can you even exist in a binary world that seems so black-and-white? Why is there no easy way to describe someone who is a Welsh-French-Scottish-American-Indian-Mauritian?\/\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaila Woozeer, a mixed-race 28-year-old London-born writer and musician, shares a personal story of growing up in a rural white village in North Wales. Laila takes readers on a funny, vivid, and profoundly moving journey of discovering one's own identity and belonging through her travels between Mauritius, the US, and the UK, to make sense of the world and one's place within it. \/\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThis is the real-life story of Laila Woozeer trying desperately to understand how to exist, how to survive, and what it might mean to thrive. From childhood memories of self-discovery to an identity crisis of adolescence, to a misunderstood existence in adult life, Not Quite White charts Laila's struggle to finally find a meaningful place in the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaila Woozeer is a writer, musician, and performer, born and based in London. Laila's work has been published in the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, Mashable, and \u003ci\u003eStylist\u003c\/i\u003e. Notable projects include producing and directing the award-winning contemporary music performance collective \u003ci\u003eWOLF PACK \u003c\/i\u003eand authoring the blog \u003ci\u003eTAPE PARADE. Not Quite White\u003c\/i\u003e is Laila's first book. www.lailawoozeer.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Red Lightning Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50869223522578,"sku":"9781684352272","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_77d04ab7-60af-4846-9281-d0f31317ed2c.jpg?v=1737750818","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/not-quite-white-a-memoir-9781684352272","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}