In all my novels, I deal with the many problems and prejudices which exist for Black people in Britain today.

In all my novels, I deal with the many problems and prejudices which exist for Black people in Britain today.

But who made the law that we should not hope in our daughters? We women subscribe to that law more than anyone. Until we change all this, it is still a man's world, which women will always help to build.

A hungry man is an angry one.

I was a threat to a lot of women and to a lot of men. The women cannot forgive me if I remain single and also have a family. But I have a family as well and am raising them. A lot of women only stay in their marriages because of the children so seeing me on my own annoys them.

I came to England in 1962 as a very young bride, in my teens, hoping just to stay two years and go back.

I believe it is important to speak to your readers in person... to enable people to have a whole picture of me; I have to both write and speak. I view my role as writer and also as oral communicator.