Yvonne Bailey-Smith was born in Jamaica in 1954 and immigrated to the UK in 1969. She trained and worked first as a social worker before becoming a psychotherapist. She is also a Water Aid Supporter and passionate about providing clean water and sanitation in developing countries.
She is the mother of three children: novelist Zadie Smith; actor, musician and children’s book author Ben Bailey Smith; and lyricist and writer LucSkyz.
Author photo © Elena Heatherwick
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Coming-of-age novel by Yvonne Bailey-Smith
‘Candida Lacey has signed world rights to a coming-of-age novel by Yvonne Bailey-Smith directly from the author. The Day I Fell off My Island is set in Jamaica and the UK, and will be out next year. The novel follows the story of Erna Mullings, a teenage girl who is uprooted from Jamaica and sent to England following the death of her grandmother to be reunited with her mother and siblings.’
Beyond exciting to see news of Yvonne’s upcoming publication up on Book Brunch. To read more about Yvonne and her novel, click HERE.