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‘Striking, surprising, brutally honest’ - RORY STEWART
‘A gripping and unique coming-of-age story’ - ANDREW MARR
‘A memoir unlike anything you will read from a politician’ - ALAN JOHNSON
‘Important and deeply moving’ - MISHAL HUSAIN
‘A startling memoir that screams with authenticity’ - MICHAEL DOBBS
‘Run, Paki, Run.’ The words ricocheted off the walls of the Rochdale underpass that connected Sajid Javid's home and primary school. Even as a five-year-old boy, he had learned that 70s Britain could be a cruel and violent place for those seen as outsiders.
Leaving behind the devastation of Partition, Sajid's father moved from Punjab to the UK in the 1960s. The family held on to many of their Indo-Pakistani traditions, setting them apart and often leading to rejection by their new neighbors.
In this tender but powerful memoir, Sajid Javid shares his story of a childhood marked by poverty, racism, and the tension produced by trying to conform to two cultures. These led to encounters with the police, trouble at school, and eventually the risk of estrangement from his family by defying their wish for his arranged marriage in favor of choosing the woman he loved. With each new trial, Sajid learned to stand his ground further, speaking up for himself and stubbornly refusing to accept the limits that seemed imposed by his background.
Told with honesty, heart, and humor, The Colour of Home charts Sajid's remarkable rise from adversity to the heart of British society. It is a story of hope, determination, and survival - a tribute to the parents who gave everything and the brothers who struggled alongside him - and an invitation to every ‘outsider’ to keep going and dream big.
Pages: 304, Year of Publication: 0519, Dimensions: 16.2x16.2cm
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- Little Brown Book Group
- Skroutz Book Awards 2025
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- English
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- 9780349147628
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