A Better Tomorrow: Life Lessons in Hope and Strength
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There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you – Maya Angelou
Mina Smallman has lived through the unimaginable. On Saturday 6 June 2020, her daughters, Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman, were killed in a park by a male stranger as they celebrated Bibaa’s birthday.
Mina has been fighting for justice ever since – for her daughters, and for the rest of us, by challenging the toxic culture in the Metropolitan Police and calling out the wider institutional misogyny, racism and classism in Britain. Now, she tells her story for the first time. Starting from her childhood in foster care and arriving at the present day, Mina looks back on her time as a schoolteacher, and then as the first woman of colour to be an Archdeacon in the Church of England, before sharing her experience of losing her two daughters, Bibaa and Nicole.
Told through grief and with compassion, humour and love, this deeply personal memoir is Mina’s beacon of hope, which calls for all of us to step up, collectively, and work together for a better future.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Ebury Press (3 April 2025) |
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| Language | English |
| Paperback | 256 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1529199727 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1529199727 |
| Dimensions | 12.9 x 1.7 x 19.6 cm |
by Dorothy B.
Mrs. Smallman was my English teacher. She inspired me so much that I fell in love with words and writing, why have been what I have dedicated my life to since then. I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this book and it’s just like going back into an English lesson with Mrs. Smallman, once again. This book is wise, inspiring and gives you a new lease of life. It also fills you with so much respect and admiration for what Mr. and Mrs. Smallman are doing to make the world a better place since their tragedy that I can’t even imagine. Thank-you Mrs. Smallman!
by London
I really enjoyed this book. Painful yet beautiful and thought provoking.
by captaincat
This is a book of great importance, a journey of pain and an inspiration. Mina Smallman says the pain of losing her two daughters will never end and that the pain of their loss is beyond all pain. She has forgiven their killer but the rage she feels at the despicable police officers who photographed their bodies powers her fight for justice and campaigning against violence against women and girls. Deeply moving.
by London
It was a privilege to read.
by Donna
Such a sad book exploring loss and grief from the most hideous circumstances. And what a woman Mina Smallman is! Such an inspiration!
Ultimately being able to channel her grief into such positive much- needed change.
RIP Bibaa and Nikki. Beautiful souls 💓💓