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Never Far from Nowhere
Andrea Levy
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Description for Never Far from Nowhere
Paperback. A passionate and perceptive story full of the pain and the humour of growing up Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
A passionate and perceptive story full of the pain and the humour of growing up, from Andrea Levy, author of the Orange Prize winning SMALL ISLAND and the Man Booker shortlisted THE LONG SONG.
NEVER FAR FROM NOWHERE is the story of two sisters, Olive and Vivien, born in London to Jamaican parents and brought up on a council estate. They go to the same grammar school, but while Vivien's life becomes a chaotic mix of friendships, youth clubs, skinhead violence, A-levels, discos and college, Olive, three years older and a skin shade darker, has a very different tale ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780747252139
SKU
V9780747252139
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99-10
About Andrea Levy
After she passed away on the 14th of February 2019, the Bookseller wrote: 'Andrea Levy will be remembered as a novelist who broke out of the confines assigned to her by prejudice to become a both a forerunner of Black British excellence and a great novelist by any standards.' Born in England to Jamaican parents who came ... Read more
Reviews for Never Far from Nowhere
'Painfully perceptive and passionate, NEVER FAR FROM NOWHERE hits a raw nerve with its powerful concoction of poignancy and humour'
Pride
'Passionate and angry'
TLS
'In this lively, crisp, raw voice, young black Londoners may have found their Roddy Doyle'
Independent on Sunday
'Levy's raw sense of realism and depth of feeling infuses every ... Read more
Pride
'Passionate and angry'
TLS
'In this lively, crisp, raw voice, young black Londoners may have found their Roddy Doyle'
Independent on Sunday
'Levy's raw sense of realism and depth of feeling infuses every ... Read more