Keisha The Sket
‘A true British classic.’ Stormzy
$26.07
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
5 October 2022
Summary
From cultural icon Jade LB comes the notorious Keisha the Sket, an unforgettable coming-of-age story and a raw and original depiction of British youth culture.
Where were you when Keisha the Sket first broke the internet?
Keisha is a girl from the ends, sharp, feisty and ambitious; she’s been labelled ‘top sket’ but she’s making it work. When childhood crush and long-time admirer, Ricardo, finally wins her over, Keisha has it all: power, a love life and the chance for stabilit…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529118926 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529118921 |
| Author: | Jade LB |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Merky Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 5 October 2022 |
| Weight: | 291g |
| Dimensions: | 27mm x 127mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
Keisha the Sket is truly a crucial part of not just Black Brit literature, but British literature as a whole.
Keisha the Sket is truly a crucial part of not just Black Brit literature, but British literature as a whole. * Bolu Babalola *
Our literary foremother. * Candice Carty-Williams *
Keisha the Sket accidentally decolonised literature. * Black Ballad *
‘Reading Keisha the Sket as an adult makes me swoon at the richness of its nostalgia. * Caleb Femi *
British answer to Gossip Girl. * Dazed *
Keisha the Sket has united a nation and rebirthed a generation of readers who were gripped by the tale of a ‘top sket’. * The Face *
Keisha The Sket feels like an old friend. * Tolly T *
A raw portrayal of teenage lust. * The Observer *
A cultural phenomenon. * Rolling Stone Magazine *
I’m not sure if we knew it at the time, but KTS was decolonising and demystifying literature for a generation. * Theresa Ikoko *
Jade LB
In 2005, the author known only as ‘Jade’ began releasing chapters of Keisha The Da Sket on Piczo. The work became a viral sensation, capturing black British culture and youth-authored youth experience. Jade LB is a London-based creative and academic writer whose writing explores black women and relationships, black British culture and the black British working-class experience. One half of The Echo Chamber podcast, she has written articles and essays for Black Ballad and other publications and currently takes up space in academia. Here, she returns to Keisha The Sket, revisiting and amplifying a character she created when she was just thirteen.
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