A Black History Month talk with Tammye Huf

Join author Tammye Huf on a talk and presentation about her acclaimed novel, A More Perfect Union (Myriad Editions), inspired by the true story of her great-great-grandparents. A More Perfect Union is an exploration of identity, sacrifice, belonging, race and love.

This event is free and everyone is welcome.

You can also buy a copy of the book when booking your ticket.

About the book

When Henry escapes the Irish famine and sails to America, he doesn’t expect the anti-Irish prejudices that await him. Determined to never starve again, he abandons his Irish surname for a chance at a job and a future. Traveling south he meets Sarah, a slave woman torn from her family and navigating the politics of the new plantation she now calls home. Their attraction is as undeniable as it is fraught. For Sarah, Henry’s white skin represents the oppression she suffers under, while Henry would have to abandon hopes of prosperity with a black woman at his side. Their love proves stronger than their personal hurdles, but is it strong enough to overcome the restrictions of a society who views their union as illegal and immoral?

"Powerful and Convincing" - The Times

"A Moving Debut" - Sunday Times

"A brilliant debut....Ambitious, sweeping...this is storytelling at its finest." - Stylist

"I cannot recommend this enough" - Love Books

• Winner of the Diverse Book Award
• Longlisted for the Jhalak Prize
• BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick
• Stylist Best New Books
• The Times Best Historical Fiction
• Sunday Times Best Historical Fiction

About Tammye Huf

Tammye Huf is a novelist and short story writer. Her historical fiction debut, A More Perfect Union, won the Diverse Book Award 2021 and was longlisted for the Jhalak Prize 2021. It was also selected for the BBC Radio 2 Book Club as well as for several prominent Best Books lists. Her short stories have been published in various magazines, including The London Magazine where her story was runner-up for the 2018 Short Story Prize. Her highly anticipated second novel will be published as Inharmonious in the US in February and as The Colour of Home in the UK in July.

This event is in partnership with Jubilee Library.

Writing Our Legacy is an ACE National Portfolio Organisation 2023-27 funded by Arts Council England.