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The series that tells the true-life stories of migration to the UK. It’s a chance to listen to Britain, to hear voices often drowned out by shrill anti-immigrant rhetoric. The series explores richly rewarding stories which complicate the very nature of what we consider British. Drawing from the podcast series, the oral history, What We Leave We Carry will be published by Jonathan Cape in 2026.
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Mimi Khlavati came to the UK from Iran as a child and has turned her home into a museum with memorabilia and artifacts from her family. What we leave we carry | WritersMosaic is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk
Orna is an actor who was born in Israel and moved to the US as a child before relocating to the UK. What we leave we carry | WritersMosaic is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk
Hani tells his story of how after years of suffering under the Assad regime in Syria, he and his family found safety in Devon. What we leave we carry | WritersMosaic is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk
The poet and translator Sana Nassari talks about her fear of leaving artifacts behind in Iran to come to the UK. Sana is also an art collector whom her mother used to tease was a ‘collector of useless things.’ What we leave we carry | WritersMosaic is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk
Originally from Iran, Mehredad says he feels the UK is welcoming, like a mother hen that takes all the chicks under her wings. What we leave we carry | WritersMosaic is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk
Exposed to brand names like Lipton Tea and Cadbury Chocolate as a child, Vayu Naidu already felt a familiarity with Britain on arriving here from India. What we leave we carry | WritersMosaic is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk
Lord Bhikhu Parekh, who left India in 1959 to study in the UK, reflects on the benefits of multiculturalism. What we leave we carry | WritersMosaic is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk
Angelika Hell describes her relationship with the UK which has remained complicated twenty-five years after she left her home in Italy. What we leave we carry | WritersMosaic is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk
The artist, singer and chef Denai Moore yearns for the sense of belonging that she has only felt back home in Jamaica What we leave we carry | WritersMosaic is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk
Eleftheria came to the UK from Crete and is still battling with the relationship between Greece and her adopted country. What we leave we carry | WritersMosaic is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk
Having journeyed to the UK from Ethiopia via China, Helina Tesega notices the different ways multiculturalism can be interpreted. What we leave we carry | WritersMosaic is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk
Joana Rodrigues still can't comprehend why British people voted for Brexit, especially as she loves England so much. What we leave we carry | WritersMosaic is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk
Nina Ramzan, who qualified as a doctor, recalls leaving her home in Ukraine a decade ago before the Russian invasion. She found a new home in Cardiff in Wales and has since helped her mother and others to migrate. What we leave we carry | WritersMosaic is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk
Sherwin Acebuche describes how he has wrestled with the tension of his dual British and Filipino identity and found contentment within it. What we leave we carry | WritersMosaic is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk
Malú Ansaldo: on leaving Argentina and finding a home from home in Wales. What we leave we carry | WritersMosaic is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk
After moving from Turkey to the UK, falling in love gave Onur Acaroğlu a sense of belonging. What we leave we carry | WritersMosaic is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk
The Tibetan Indian-born nurse, Tsering Dolma, came to terms with racist patients in the UK whom she describes as likely suffering from a mental illness What we leave we carry | WritersMosaic is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk
Sabir Zazai, the Chief Executive of Scottish Refugee Council, describes his exile from Afghanistan, fleeing ‘the cathedral of ruins' of his life. What we leave we carry | WritersMosaic is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk
On coming to the UK from Zimbabwe, Emmanuel Gotora was given the advice from an immigration officer: ‘There's a place called Brixton. Don't go there!’ What we leave we carry | WritersMosaic is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk
The actor Anni Domingo, who returned from Sierra Leone to the UK as a teenager, recalls being told at an audition that she was too dark. ‘And that was it,’ says Anni. ‘I never opened my mouth. I never sang. I never danced.’ What we leave we carry | WritersMosaic is an original audio series by WritersMosaic Magazine from the Royal Literary Fund. Discover more new writing at WritersMosaic.org.uk
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