I purchased the audiobook back in February after realising Afua Hirsch had a book. I've been a huge fan of her journalism for a while and frequently read her articles so I was really interested to read/listen to her memoir that also looks at race and the history of Britain.
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Hirsch identifies from the beginning that this piece is driven by her own experiences, her British-Ghanaian identity and the interactions she's had growing up and as an adult. She narrates the audiobook herself and I could listen to her speak for hours as she's so brilliant and insightful. One of my favourite sections was her discussion about British history and how we give Black history a month of celebration in October however as she points out:
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"Britain has no white history. British history is the multi-racial, inter-racial story of a nation interdependent on trade, cultural influence and immigration from Africa, India, central and east Asia and other regions and continents from people that are not white."

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I entirely agree that Black history is entirely embedded in the narrative of all British and global history and not something that can be separated.
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Hirsch throughout the book talks frankly and openly about a variety of topics including her relationship with her partner Sam and their daughter. I think this book is incredibly informative about British attitudes to race, the history of Empire whilst still being a personal to Hirsch. I loved this book and would recommend this to everybody, especially those wanting to learn more about British racism.