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Small Island

by Andrea Levy

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Small Island

It is 1948, and England is recovering from a war. But at 21 Nevern Street, London, the conflict has only just begun. Queenie Bligh's neighbours do not approve when she agrees to take in Jamaican lodgers, but Queenie doesn't know when her husband will return, or if he will come back at all. What else can she do? Gilbert Joseph was one of the several thousand Jamaican men who joined the RAF to fight against Hitler. Returning to England as a civilian he finds himself treated very differently. It's desperation that makes him remember a wartime friendship with Queenie and knock at her door. Gilbert's wife Hortense, too, had longed to leave Jamaica and start a better life in England. But when she joins him she is shocked to find London shabby, decrepit, and far from the golden city of her dreams. Even Gilbert is not the man she thought he was.

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    Small Island

    This is an unassuming but magnificent novel about England in a period of subtle yet profound change. One of the most emtionally charged books you are ever likely to read.

    Review by Simon of the Newcastle - Silverlink Borders on 2009-02-19 13:47:28

  • 5 out of 5
    SMALL ISLAND BY ANDREA LEVY

    The first book to ever win the Orange Prize for fiction and the Whitbread Book of the Year. Engaging tale about prejudice and racism, but also kindness and friendship. Equally funny and touching. A look back into British history, written in a delightful style.

    Review by Laura Friera on 14:04, 04 Apr 2008

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ISBN

9780755307500

Published
September 13th 2004 by Headline Publishing Group
Category
Modern Fiction
Number of pages
544
County of origin
UNITED KINGDOM
Dimensions
197 x 130

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