Newham author Pamela R. Haynes landed a three book deal with Hear Our Voice publishers to write a trilogy about domestic abuse from a Black British perspective.

They gave her the opportunity to rewrite her first book Loving The Brothers for which she was awarded Author of the Year and Author of Colour in 2018 and was shortlisted for a Bright Lights Awards Ceremony Best Writer award in 2020.

In the first book Loving The Brothers life gets complicated when busy senior probation officer Patti, Charmaine, a stressed out mum of twin toddlers, and Rose, a Pastor’s wife with five daughters, meet three Morgan brothers. Set in London and Jamaica, the women meet and plan their next move to escape their abusive relationships.

The story continues in Loving The Sisters. Patti, Charmaine and Rose form an alliance in Jamaica and agree to support each other when they return to the UK.

Author Pamela, a retired senior probation officer who was born and educated in Newham, previously worked as a domestic abuse programme facilitator and with survivors of domestic violence.

After the release of Loving the Brothers Pamela was inundated with messages from men and women who related to the subject of domestic abuse raised in the book. Many were still experiencing domestic abuse from a current or ex-partner. Some were in hiding and others were still in recovery.

Pamela told Newham Voices: “The riskiest time for any woman in a violent relationship is when she decides to leave. I have been able to signpost survivors to services in the Borough, like Hestia who runs domestic abuse interventions on behalf of Newham Council and the London Black Women’s Project. I am a supporter of Sistah Space based in Hackney who provide specialist care for Black women and I am an Ambassador for a charity called Advocates Against Domestic Abuse based in Barbados.”

Pamela is writing her third book Loving The Children, which will be published next year.

Pamela’s books are available online at Amazon and Waterstones.

On International Women’s Day, Pamela launched the Author 2 Author Podcast, which was nominated for a Quill Podcast Award 2021 in 4 categories.

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Domestic Violence Organisation Links

https://www.hestia.org/

https://www.lbwp.co.uk/

https://www.sistahspace.org/ https://www.newham.gov.uk/health-adult-social-care/domestic-violence-support

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