Assembly

The award-winning novel Assembly by Natasha Brown has been hailed as 'a modern Mrs. Dalloway' and described as 'mind-bending and utterly original' by acclaimed author Bernardine Evaristo. With its slim yet powerful impact, this captivating debut follows a black British woman as she navigates societal expectations and questions the pieces of her identity. As she prepares to attend a lavish garden party and confronts the pressure to conform, she must make a decision: continue living within the stories of race and class, or dismantle them and take control of her own narrative. Assembly dismantles the mythology of whiteness, exposing its flaws and the high price of conformity.