Sista Sister, Candice Brathwaite
Sista Sister, Candice Brathwaite
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Sista Sister

Author: Candice Brathwaite

Narrator: Candice Brathwaite

Unabridged: 6 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Quercus

Published: 07/08/2021


Synopsis

Candice Brathwaite's much-anticipated second book about all the things she wishes she'd been told when she was young and needed guidance.

I Am Not Your Baby Mother was a landmark publication in 2020. A thought-provoking, urgent and inspirational guide to life as a Black British mum, it was an important call-to-arms allowing mothers to take control and scrap the parenting rulebook to do it their own way. It was a Sunday Times top five bestseller.

Sista Sister is a compilation of essays about all the things Candice wishes someone had talked to her about when she was a young Black girl growing up in London. From family and money to Black hair and fashion, as well as sex and friendships between people of different races, this will be a fascinating read that will have another profound impact on conversations about Black Lives Matter.

Written in Candice's trademark straight-talking, warm and funny style, it will delight her fans, old and new.

(P)2021 Quercus Editions Limited

About Candice Brathwaite

Candice Brathwaite is a prominent British author and advocate who has made a significant impact with her work on motherhood and diversity. Her Sunday Times bestselling book I Am Not Your Baby Mother passionately addressed the unique experiences of Black British mothers. Her writing has also appeared in the Guardian, Harper's Bazaar, Stylist, the Huffington Post and Grazia. Candice is a presenter on Lorraine and Steph's Packed Lunch, and the co-host of the smash hit podcast, 'Closet Confessions', which has amassed 2.5 million downloads and several sell-out live shows in its first year of production. Her holistic and exuberant online content, which spans from heartfelt wisdom to highly anticipated fashion videos, has gained her a dedicated audience of 290k+ Instagram followers and 370+ on TikTok. Through her writing and public presence, Candice actively works to challenge norms and promote positive change in the realm of diversity and representation.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Sue

I read this book in a week, which with two small kids in isolation for part of that is no mean feat! It's very easy to read as it sounds like having a chat with a friend, the style is warm and funny, but it's also not afraid to tell you the truth. As a WW I learned a lot and related to a lot. The ch......more

Goodreads review by Amina

GOOD BITS: Having grown up in the same area to Candice (she literally mentions my school in lesson 2), this book felt very relatable. Her struggles with her hair and dating white guys made me yell “preach Sista, preach!”. She articulates the issues so well that if anyone asks me about colourism and......more

Goodreads review by Olivia

** Edit: Upgrading this to 5 stars because I'm still thinking about it even though it isn't the last book I read ** Definitely recommend to anyone of any age, there are lots of easily digestible life lessons and advice here. The social media chapter passed me by but would re-read the rest.......more


Quotes

Direct, accessible and in parts, very funny Guardian

A sharp, sometimes moving self-help book Observer

[I] inhaled this. Fans of I Am Not Your Baby Mother, brace for another corker from Candice Brathwaite Pandora Sykes

This book is like the older sibling you wish you'd had growing up. Looking at family, sex, money and Blackness, bestselling author Brathwaite deftly navigates even the trickiest of topics in this compilation of essays, holding up a lens to joy, heartbreak and exactly what it really means to be a young woman Cosmopolitan

One of the best books I've read this year Yewande Biala

Wise, honest, confronting, beautiful and funny Sheerluxe

Inspiring and provocative Heat

A witty, honest and transformative collection of essays The Strategist

Wise, witty Evening Standard

[Sista Sister is like] that older and wiser friend you always wish you'd had Independent