Mixed Messages

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Nicola Dinan: “Racial identity is so contingent on time and place”

The author on the dynamism of whiteness, food as a balm and observation

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Isabella Silvers
Jun 26, 2023
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Hi, welcome back to Mixed Messages! This week I’m speaking to author Nicola Dinan, who is of mixed Malaysian-Chinese and white British heritage. Nicola’s debut novel, Bellies, is out on Thursday and follows the relationship between Ming and Tom. At first your typical boy meets boy love story, Ming announces her intention to tran…

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