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Represented By: Ivan Mulcahy
Soon Come, her debut novel, is a love-letter to British-Jamaican culture. Torn between the cultures of their heritage and residence, three main characters working in a Jamaican restaurant desperately seek a sense of home in a nation that has wronged them and muddied their perception of self.
Her writing examines motives with nuance and offers neglected perspectives. She draws on experiences growing up in North-West London as a British-Caribbean person.
Kuba’s work – including essays, features and poetry – has been featured in numerous publications, earning widespread acclaim.
She is an engaging public speaker who has participated in panel discussions, lectures and radio shows as well as podcasts.
Represented By: Ivan Mulcahy
Soon Come, her debut novel, is a love-letter to British-Jamaican culture. Torn between the cultures of their heritage and residence, three main characters working in a Jamaican restaurant desperately seek a sense of home in a nation that has wronged them and muddied their perception of self.
Her writing examines motives with nuance and offers neglected perspectives. She draws on experiences growing up in North-West London as a British-Caribbean person.
Kuba’s work – including essays, features and poetry – has been featured in numerous publications, earning widespread acclaim.
She is an engaging public speaker who has participated in panel discussions, lectures and radio shows as well as podcasts.
Author: Kuba Shand-Baptiste
Genres: Fiction, Genre Fiction
In one tiny Caribbean restaurant, three friends try to build a future in a country that refuses to see them.
Judith came to Britain believing that hard work and respectability would keep her safe. Now a nurse, she keeps her head down and sends money home, quietly hoping her sacrifices will mean something.
Mikey is angry, restless and unafraid to speak truth to power - whether through protest or paint.
And Frank? Frank's just trying to find joy wherever he can, even if everything around him is falling apart.
Their worlds collide in a small Caribbean restaurant in North West London, where the smell of Scotch bonnet drifts out the windows and life-altering decisions are made between shifts and shared meals.
Across the decades, as new generations find their way in a city that changes around them, what remains is community, memory and the pulse of something unbreakable.
Soon Come is a rich, moving debut about migration, friendship and the spaces we create when the world gives us none. Inspired by true stories, this is a celebration of the everyday defiance and quiet dreams of London's Caribbean community - and what it means to belong.