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# Kerry Young: Author

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## Pages
- [Contact](https://kerryyoung.co.uk/contact/): Kerry can be contacted by email at: info@kerryyoung.co.uk
- [Hometown Tales – Midlands](https://kerryyoung.co.uk/hometown-tales-midlands/): Original tales by remarkable writersHometown Tales is a series of books pairing exciting new voices with some of the most talented and important writers at work today. Some of the tales are fiction and some are narrative non-fiction – they are all powerful, fascinating and moving, and aim to celebrate regional diversity and explore the meaning of home.In these pages on the Midlands, you’ll find two unique works of fiction. A richly-imagined tale about a young girl adopted by a couple living in a Leicestershire village – ‘Home Is Where the Heart Is’ – by author of Costa-shortlisted Pao, Kerry Young. And ‘Time and Seasons’, a heartfelt, powerful story of young love across the ages in Milton Keynes by Carolyn Sanderson.
- [Show Me A Mountain](https://kerryyoung.co.uk/show-me-a-mountain/): Fay Wong is a woman caught between worlds. Her father is a Chinese immigrant who conjured a fortune out of nothing; her African heritage mother grew up on a plantation and now reigns over their mansion in Lady Musgrave Road.
- [Gloria](https://kerryyoung.co.uk/gloria/): Jamaica, 1938. Gloria Campbell is sixteen years old when a single violent act changes her life forever. She and her younger sister flee their hometown to forge a new life in Kingston. As all around them the city convulses with political change, Gloria’s desperation and striking beauty lead her to Sybil and Beryl, and a house of ill-repute where she meets Yang Pao, a Kingston racketeer whose destiny becomes irresistibly bound with her own.
- [Pao](https://kerryyoung.co.uk/pao/): Kingston, 1938. Fourteen-year-old Yang Pao steps off the ship from China with his mother and brother, after his father has died fighting for the revolution. They are to live with Zhang, the ‘godfather’ of Chinatown, who mesmerises Pao with stories of glorious Chinese socialism on one hand, and the reality of his protection business on the other.
- [Home](https://kerryyoung.co.uk/): Kerry Young is a critically acclaimed author known for her evocative storytelling and richly drawn characters. Her novels, including Pao, Gloria, and Show Me a Mountain, vividly capture the complexities of identity, heritage, and history. Young's work explores the intersections of culture, politics, and personal struggles, drawing readers into the heart of Jamaican society. With a unique voice that blends authenticity and literary elegance, Young has established herself as a powerful force in contemporary literature, offering narratives that resonate with readers across the globe.