Eva Verde: “I write for all the brown faces in all the white spaces”

The author on the empowerment of age and family and floodlighting nuanced identities

Hi, welcome back to Mixed Messages! This week I’m speaking to author Eva Verde, who is of Black and white heritage. After reading debut Eva’s novel Lives Like Mine (out now), I related so much to the subtle, and not-so-subtle, racism levelled at main character Monica and wondered how I’d deal with a husband who told me to ignore his family’s racism. It’…