These Heavy Black Bones

Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell

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Canongate Books
06 June 2024

Memoirs; Social discrimination; Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies; Trauma & shock; Swimming & diving

'Poetic, candid and utterly compelling' -

FREYA BROMLEY 'Absolutely remarkable' - LYNN BARBER 'Reads with the tension of a thriller, illuminating the world of elite sport, both the struggle and sacrifice' -

CATHY RENTZENBRINK 'An embodied water odyssey' - LIDIA YUKNAVITCH

This is not a story about making history.

Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell was once a double British Champion and the first Black woman ever to swim for Great Britain. As her body and mind are sharpened through gruelling training, press scrutiny and the harshness of adolescence, Rebecca charts her career's ascent and her singular love of the water, before explaining why she walked away from it all.

A compulsive and unforgettable study of intensity, These Heavy Black Bones meditates on Blackness, identity and the ecstasy of peak physical performance, and lays bare the pressures within the swimming world.

By: Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell
Imprint: Canongate Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Main
Dimensions: Height: 220mm, Width: 145mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 362g
ISBN: 9781805300441
ISBN 10: 180530044X
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 06 June 2024
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell is an ex-elite athlete who swam for both Great Britain and Kenya over a 10-year career. She is a former British Champion, world number one and the first Black woman ever to swim for Great Britain. Her 2019 documentary, Breakfast in Kisumu, which she directed and produced, premiered at renowned film festival, IDFA, and her essay, 'Hegemanic America' - on immigration and interracial relationships - won the 2021 US 'Justice For' Essay Prize. Honoured in Forbes 30 Under 30 Class of 2023 in the Social Impact category and selected as one of TIME's 18 Black leaders working to end the racial wealth gap, Rebecca is also the CEO of the 10,000 Interns Foundation, a non-profit that champions underrepresented talent by creating paid internship opportunities. Rebecca studied Fine Art at the University of Oxford, Brasenose College. She lives in London but still calls Kenya home. These Heavy Black Bones is her first book. @raajulubushell