In Search of Mary Seacole: a ‘wonderfully informative’ biography

Helen Rappaport sets out to bring ‘clarity to Seacole’s life’

Flowers are placed near the statue of Crimean War nurse Mary Seacole
Flowers are placed near the statue of Crimean War nurse Mary Seacole on 23 March 2021
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This “eagerly awaited” debut is being hailed as “part of a wave of novels by young men of colour exploring race, romance and mental health problems”, said Johanna Thomas-Corr in The Sunday Times.

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