Brighton Bound invites us to think critically about the stories we inherit and the ones we choose to tell. It shows how histories of migration, inequality, and erasure are not just past events, but part of the present shape of our city.
— Dulani Kulasinghe, Writing Our Legacy CIC
Encountering this book added a new dimension to my experience of the city. The title is everything. 23 years ago, I was Brighton Bound, choosing to make my life here. Today, I am Brighton Bound in a different way— bound to help ensure this city is a welcoming, safe space for everyone who calls it home.
— Althea Wolfe, Director, Brighton Book Festival
Brighton Bound: Stories of Moving To, Around and Out of the City, 1920s–2020s by Cath Senker, Ben Rogaly and Amy Clarke, was published by QueenSpark Books in 2024. It conveys a city in constant flux, from people moving out of the centre to new suburban estates in the mid-20th century, through the arrival of down-from-Londoners and people from across the world, to residents having to leave because of rocketing rents and house prices.
Brighton has an often well-deserved reputation as a welcoming city, yet it is also a place of persisting inequalities and injustices. Brighton Bound reveals the joys and struggles of individual Brightonians, the role of some supportive local organisations, and how national political decisions, economic conditions and world history have impacted upon the moves people have made.
Buy Brighton Bound
Brighton Bound is available from QueenSpark Books, Kemptown Bookshop, City Books, Hove, and Chapter 34 in Shoreham-by-Sea.
Sussex Big Read
In 2025, Brighton Bound was selected for the University of Sussex Big Read. Free copies were provided for staff and students across the university to read together and share their thoughts.
