Why a Booktrail?
1950s – 2000s: In one tiny Caribbean restaurant, three friends try to build a future in a country that refuses to see them.
Soon Come
What you need to know before your trail
Judith came to Britain believing that hard work and respectability would keep her safe. Now a nurse, she keeps her head down and sends money home, quietly hoping her sacrifices will mean something.
Mikey is angry, restless and unafraid to speak truth to power – whether through protest or paint.
And Frank? Frank’s just trying to find joy wherever he can, even if everything around him is falling apart.
Their worlds collide in a small Caribbean restaurant in North West London, where the smell of Scotch bonnet drifts out the windows and life-altering decisions are made between shifts and shared meals.
Across the decades, as new generations make their way in a city that changes around them, what remains is community, memory and the pulse of something unbreakable.
Travel Guide
Caribbean London
Notting Hill
Historically a major arrival point for early Caribbean immigrants, this area is world-famous for its annual summer street festival.
Brixton
Often dubbed the “Caribbean Capital of Britain,” Brixton has been the cultural heart of the Caribbean community since the arrival of the Empire Windrush in 1948
There is a monument to the Windrush generation in Waterloo station
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Soon Come
Destination/Location: London Author: Kuba Shand-Baptiste Departure: 1950s onwards
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