The Life and Times of a Very British Man

Kamal Ahmed's childhood was British in every way - except for the fact he was brown. Half English, half Sudanese, with a Raleigh racing bike, rainbow-coloured jumpers, Adidas Gazelle trainers and cords. He was raised in 1970s London, at a time when being mixed-race meant being told to go home, even when you were born just down the road.

This is the tale of growing up as one of the first generation of mixed-race British children. Part memoir, part political analysis of race and identity in Britain, and told through the lens of Kamal's personal experiences growing up the days of Enoch Powell and the National Front through to his long running career in journalism. An essential read, The Life and Times of a Very British Man is a really hearting, sincere and witty state-of-the-nation that questions what it means to be British.