Book guide
Swing Time
A friendship forged in dance becomes a lifelong reckoning with identity, ambition and belonging.
Genre and trope pairingsLiterarySelf-discoveryLiteraryComing of ageLiteraryIdentity crisisLiteraryFragmented narrativeLiterarySocial commentaryContemporary FictionSelf-discoveryContemporary FictionComing of ageContemporary FictionIdentity crisis
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About Swing Time
Two girls in north-west London dream of becoming dancers, but only one has the talent to make it. As their lives diverge across London and West Africa, the novel explores friendship, music, roots and the identities that shape us.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Balanced
- Pacing
- Slow
Content warnings
- sexual harassment
- sexual assault
- racial slurs
- racism
- death
- violence
- child abuse
- sexual content
- infidelity
- slavery references
- parental incarceration
- illegal adoption
