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Bernadine Evaristo is the author of two novels in verse: Lara (1997), which traces the roots of a Nigerian/English family over 150 years, and The Emperor's Babe (2001), the story a girl of Sudanese parents who grows up in Roman London 1800 years ago. Both were picked as a Book of the Year by three national newspapers."Unexpectedly sassy, funny and very sexy. Honest to God, you'll love it". Irish Sunday Independent.