A NEW STATESMAN AND SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE

A searing portrait of Britain's hostile environment by the journalist behind the Windrush expose.

'A timely reminder of what truly great journalists can achieve.' DAVID OLUSOGA'[Gentleman's] reporting proves why an independent press is so vital.' RENI EDDO-LODGE'

A book that keeps you informed and makes you angry.'GARY YOUNGE'

It is impossible to overstate the importance of this heartbreaking book.' JAMES O'BRIEN

How do you pack for a one-way journey back to a country you left when you were eleven and have not visited for fifty years?Amelia Gentleman's expose of the Windrush scandal - where thousands of British citizens were wrongly classified as illegal immigrants with life-shattering consequences - shocked the nation and led to the resignation of Amber Rudd as Home Secretary. Here, Gentleman tells the full story for the first time.

'Essential . . .a damning indictment.' SIR LENNY HENRY'

Gentleman boldly chronicles the devastating reality of a scandal that illegalised, imbruted and abandoned British citizens.'DAVID LAMMY MP'

I'm thankful for the truth and hope [. . .] in Amelia Gentleman's The Windrush Betrayal.'ALI SMITH'A devastating account.'CLAIRE TOMALIN

Author; Amelia Gentleman

Publisher ;9781783351855

ISBN; Faber Faber