What We Leave We Carry: Voices of Migration to Britain

The incredible range and power of the voices and stories in this book creates a beautiful tapestry. It is an uplifting testament to our shared humanity and the eternal history of immigration -- Bernardine Evaristo
A powerful antidote to the false binaries of what does and doesn't make a British citizen. A real example of literature that meets the moment... Thankfully, voices like the ones gathered in What We Leave We Carry exist to offer an expansive clearer eyed path to understanding ourselves, others and the "othered" -- Raymond Antrobus
A beautiful, inspiring book... What We Leave We Carry is a revealing, tender and sometimes funny portrait of Britain now. I loved it -- Maggie Gee
A moving account of today’s Britain * Observer, *Summer Reads of 2026* *
Colin Grant seeks to ask what the word migrant really means – and issues a call to arms to reclaim it... The wonderful, personal stories that flow through this powerfully human book are a strong antidote to the ethno-nationalist rhetoric dominating public conversation * Camden New Journal *
A moving collection of oral histories… This treasure of a book captures not just the story of the migrants, but that of Britain today, in all its contradictions * Times Literary Supplement *