Soul Secret: A True Story

Black girl. White Crowd.

Growing up in swinging 60s London Carol believed she belonged to a loving, ordinary family. Yet everyone ignored the question that followed her everywhere - why did she look so different to the people she called her own? Her mother always had an explanation ready. Carol just accepted it.

Until university when the secret at the heart of her life is suddenly exposed.

She was hidden in plain sight.

The revelation shatters the story she has lived by and forces her to confront a lifetime of silence and deception. In Soul Secret Carol recounts her journey through confusion, anger and discovery as she strives to rebuild her sense of self from the ground up, and searches for the truth about her identity and Jamaican heritage.

Honest, moving, and courageous, this ultimately uplifting memoir examines what can happen when the foundation of your identity suddenly collapses; exploring the deep human need to know where we come from and the impact of burying truth.