Alex Wheatle – Cane Warriors live reading with music

Saturday 2 October 2021

Join Lambeth Libraries for the live launch of the new paperback from Award-winning author Alex Wheatle.

Cane Warriors is a deeply compelling story of courage, brotherhood and hope, it follows the true-life slave rebellion known as Tacky’s War in

18th century Jamaica through the eyes of one boy.

During his reading, Alex will be accompanied for this special one-off event by live music from Ras Farai of the Buru Drummers for a moving and brilliant experience.

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