Diana Anyakwo: “So many words exist for what I am”
The author on discrimination from both sides, seeing the bigger picture and a clash of cultures
Hi, welcome back to Mixed Messages! This week I’m speaking to author Diana Anyakwo, who is of mixed Irish and Nigerian heritage. Diana’s debut novel, My Life As A Chameleon, follows 16-year-old Lily, soon to travel from her hometown of Manchester to her birthplace, Nigeria. The tension underneath Lily’s dual reality threatens to bubble to the surface as…