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"Hortense Joseph arrives in London from Jamaica in 1948 with her life in her suitcase, her heart broken, her resolve intact. Her husband, Gilbert Joseph, returns from the war expecting to be recieved as a hero, but finds his status as a black man in Britain to be second class. His white landlady, Qu...

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Main Author: Levy, Andrea, 1956-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York: Picador USA, 2010.
Subjects:
Immigrants > Fiction.
Racism > Fiction.
London (England) > Fiction.
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Summary:"Hortense Joseph arrives in London from Jamaica in 1948 with her life in her suitcase, her heart broken, her resolve intact. Her husband, Gilbert Joseph, returns from the war expecting to be recieved as a hero, but finds his status as a black man in Britain to be second class. His white landlady, Queenie, raised as a farmers daughter, befriends Gilbert, and later Hortense, with innocence and courage, untill the unexpected arrival of her husband, Bernard, who returns from combat with issues of his own to resolve. "
Physical Description:441 p.
Awards:Winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction 2004.
Winner of the Whitbread book of the year 2004.
ISBN:9780312429522
9780312424671 pbk.
0312429525
Author Notes:Andrea Levy was born in London, England in 1956 to Jamaican parents of mixed descent. She studied textile design and became a costume assistant. She took a creative-writing class and started writing in her 30s. Her first novel, Every Light in the House Burnin', was published in 1994. Her novels chronicled the experience of Jamaican immigrants in Britain. Her other works included Fruit of the Lemon, Six Stories and an Essay, and The Long Song. Small Island won the Orange Prize for fiction and the Whitbread Award for the book of the year. She died from cancer on February 14, 2019 at the age of 62.

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