A review by gingerlocks25
Anywhere But Here by Nicola Kelly

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

*The title: “Anywhere but Here” is taken from graffiti in the refugee camps in Dunkirk 

Nicola Kelly who formerly worked for the Press Office of the Home Office, which is institutionally racist, was afraid of becoming disillusioned of the idea of immigration. She left her job in Marsham Street for investigative journalism, working with NGOs and assisting asylum seekers fight persecution and prosecution in the hope to extend their stay in the UK.

Kelly is not a solicitor or an immigration lawyer, nor doesn’t claim to be an expert. (especially with how quickly the legal framework has changed over the past few years) Her hope in this book is to talk about the people and not the politics, or rather the reality behind the rhetoric. From the small boats, to drones in the channel, Rwanda and the racism, corruption and human rights violations within the detention centres.
You don’t have to be a guardian reading, tofu eating wokerati to appreciate this book and to educate yourself on the immigration crisis and to tune out the far-right.

Anywhere But Here came out this week - Apr 3rd. Thank you so much to NetGalley and Elliott & Thompson for this early release copy.
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