Sugar and Slate
It was incredible to work with the amazing Zadeiah Campbell-Davies and Penguin Books to produce the audiobook version of Sugar and Slate by Charlotte Williams.
A powerful, intimate memoir from writer and academic Charlotte Williams exploring the intertwined history of Wales, Africa and the Caribbean
As the daughter of a white Welsh-speaking mother and black father from Guyana, Charlotte Williams's childhood world was one of mixed messages dominated by the feeling that 'somehow to be half-Welsh and half Afro-Caribbean was to be half of something but never quite anything whole at all.'
Sugar and Slate tells the fascinating story of her journey of self-discovery, from the small north Wales town of her birth to Africa, the Caribbean and back to Wales. This is both a personal memoir and a story that speaks to the wider experience of mixed-race Britons. It is a story of Welshness and a story of Wales and above all a story for those of us who look over our shoulder across the sea to some other place.
A title in the Black Britain: Writing Back series - selected by Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo, this series rediscovers and celebrates pioneering books depicting black Britain that remap the nation.
'An engaging and perceptive voice describing an engrossing and particular personal story.' Gary Younge, Guardian
It was such a pleasure working with Zade on this incredible story. Sugar and Slate is now available on Audible, Apple Books and Google Play. You can head over to Penguin to find out all about the release!
Zadeiah Campbell-Davies is a Welsh actor of mixed heritage. Her roots are Yemeni, Jamaican and Welsh, and she was born and grew up in Cardiff. She speaks moderate Welsh, Spanish and is learning Arabic.
She studied at a young age at The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in ‘The Young Actor’s Studio’ for two years. She then went on to become a member of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain and then furthered her training at Identity School of Acting.
Zadeiah can now be seen on BBC and Hulu’s BAFTA winning series ’In My Skin' where she plays series regular Poppy in both seasons. The show went on to win ‘Best Drama” at both the ‘Royal Television Society Awards and BAFTA Cymru Awards. It has just been nominated for a second best drama RTS.Her other TV credits include 'Emerald City' (NBC) and ‘The Bastard Executioner’ for FOX. Zadeiah can currently be seen in gripping new horror-thriller series 'Wolf' (BBC)
You can find out more about Zadeiah Campbell-Davies by checking out her IMDb or heading to https://www.loudandclearvoices.com/voice/zadeiah-campbell-davies/
