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RESULTSSearching enCompass books for 'Andrea Levy'... We found 4 matches.
Andrea Levy
Every Light in the House Burnin' Angela's parents moved from Jamaica to England in 1948. Now, 20 years later, Mr Jacob is seriously ill, and moves unsteadily through the care of the NHS. As Angela tries to help her mother through the ordeal, she finds herself reliving her childhood years spent on a council estate in Highbury.
Review 1995 pbk £6.99 ISBN 0-7472-4653-X
Andrea Levy
Fruit of the Lemon Fruit of the Lemon centres around Faith Jackson and her search for her identity and roots. Leaving behind a secure London life, family and job, she travels to Jamaica to spend time with her aunt and explore her roots.
1998 Arts Council Writers' Award
Review 2000 pbk £6.99 ISBN 0-7472-6114-8
Andrea Levy
Never Far from Nowhere This is a 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 where their lives takes distinctly different paths.
Review 1996 pbk £6.99 ISBN 0-7472-5213-0
Andrea Levy
Small Island Returning to England after the war Gilbert Joseph is treated very differently now that he is no longer in an RAF uniform. Joined by his wife Hortense, he rekindles a friendship with Queenie who takes in Jamaican lodgers. Can their dreams of a better life in England overcome the prejudice they face?
2004 Orange Prize 2004 Whitbread - Book of the Year 2005 British Book Awards - Decibel Writer of the Year (Shortlisted) 2005 British Book Awards - Literary Fiction Award (Shortlisted) 2005 Commonwealth Writers Prize - Overall Winner, Best Book 2005 Orange of Oranges Prize 2005 Romantic Novelists' Association Award
Review 2004 hbk £14.99 ISBN 0-7553-0749-6
Author details available at http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth149
http://www.encompassculture.com/readinggroups/readersnotes/smallislandbyandrealevy/ http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/generalfiction/0,6121,1147585,00.html http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/low_res/story.jsp?story=484969&host=5&dir=207 http://www.andrealevy.co.uk http://books.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,12084,1375241,00.html
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