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Island Songs
Alex Wheatle
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Description for Island Songs
Paperback.
"This novel will be nostalgia trip for anyone who grew up in similar circumstances and a breath of fresh Jamaican air for anyone else" The Voice
Jenny and Hortense Rodney have always loved and hated one another in the way that only sisters can. From their childhood in Claremont, rural Jamaica, to working life amid the hustle and bustle of Trenchtown, they are the turning point in a multi-generational tale.
Enticed by the possibilities of the colonial "motherland", the sisters move to England and settle in the bleak streets of Brixton, only to find that this land ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2022
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781529422597
SKU
9781529422597
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-2
About Alex Wheatle
Alex Wheatle MBE was born in South London in 1963 and is an accomplished and award-winning author of more than a dozen books, including children's and young adult novels. The story of his teenage years was the basis of Steve McQueen's "Alex Wheatle" in the Small Axe series (December 2020), and he has written and performed a play about his ... Read more
Reviews for Island Songs
Island Songs and East of Acre Lane, two must-reads - grab your heart, not with pity but with wonder that such beauty can come from such a life
Jasmin Alibhai-Brown
Independent
Island Songs is a novel brought to life by a wealth of vivid detail and a superb cast of supporting characters. Alex Wheatle has a ... Read more
Jasmin Alibhai-Brown
Independent
Island Songs is a novel brought to life by a wealth of vivid detail and a superb cast of supporting characters. Alex Wheatle has a ... Read more