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Small Island
Small Island
hardback
Published:
2 February, 2004
hardback
Published:
2 February, 2004
Description
Hortense shared Gilbert's dream of leaving Jamaica and coming to England to start a better life. But when she at last joins her husband, she is shocked by London's shabbiness and horrified at the way the English live. Even Gilbert is not the man she thought he was. Queenie's neighbours do not approve of her choice of tenants, and neither would her husband, were he there. Through the stories of these people, Small Island explores a point in England's past when the country began to change.
Prizes
Winner of Orange Prize for Fiction 2004. Shortlisted for Orange Youth Panel Prize 2010.
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780755307494 |
| ISBN10 | 0755307496 |
| Number Of Pages | 448 |
| Item Weight | 657 g |
| Product Dimensions | 154 x 42 x 200 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Headline Review |
| Format | hardback |
| Edition | First Edition |
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Author's Bio
Andrea Levy was born in England to Jamaican parents. She is the author of Every Light In The House Burnin', Never Far From Nowhere and Fruit Of The Lemon, all of which were critically acclaimed. She has been a judge for the Orange Prize for Fiction, a recipient of an Arts Council Writer's Award, and lives and works in London.