Soon Come

Heartfelt and deeply affecting, it’s impossible not to fall for these nuanced, fully realised characters that will stick with you long after you’ve left the page. A triumph! – Yomi Adegoke, author of THE LIST
Combined my favourite things, art and Caribbean food, with beautiful, nuanced characters that I could have spent a lifetime with. – Nathan Bryon, screenwriter of RYE LANE
I was blown away by the richness of the characters and their world … A captivating work of art by one of Britain’s most imaginative minds. – Kelechi Okafor, author of EDGE OF HERE
The reader is in safe hands with Kuba Shand-Baptiste … She is a humanist storyteller, an authoritative author. – Hugh Quarshie
Sparkling … A lyrical mediation on migration, friendship and the spaces we create when the world gives us none. A beautiful celebration of the everyday defiance and quiet dreams of London’s Caribbean community, and what it means to belong. – ‘The Best New Books of September’ * Service95 *
In beautifully written prose and inspired by her own upbringing and background, Shand-Baptiste’s debut novel explores the culture, history and experience of the Caribbean through relationships forged in a tiny West London restaurant. – Sirena Bergman * Newsweek *

Kuba Shand-Baptiste is an award-winning journalist whose work explores identity, human connection, and social justice. Her debut novel, Soon Come, is a tribute to British-Jamaican culture. Shand-Baptiste’s writing, encompassing essays, features, and poetry, has been published in numerous outlets and has received widespread acclaim.

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