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Never Far From Nowhere: Andrea Levy

Never Far From Nowhere: Andrea Levy

by Andrea Levy (Author)

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    Paperback 1996

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    Hardcover 1996

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    Paperback 1996

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Synopsis

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 to tell...

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 384
 Edition: 1
 Publisher: Tinder Press
Published: 08 Aug 1996
ISBN 10: 0747252130
ISBN 13: 9780747252139
Book Overview: A passionate and perceptive story full of the pain and the humour of growing up

Media Reviews
'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 line' * Elle *
'An inspired coming-of-age novel with a mature grasp of generational conflict, pressure to conform, and the fraught process of discovering one's identity, NEVER FAR FROM NOWHERE should be read by anyone who is growing up in Britain today' * Scotsman *
'The story is well told, does not dodge complexity and rings true' * The Times *
Author Bio
Andrea Levy was born in England to Jamaican parents who came to Britain in 1948. After attending writing workshops when she was in her mid-thirties, Levy began to write the novels that she, as a young woman, had always wanted to read - entertaining novels that reflect the experiences of black Britons, which look at Britain and its changing population and at the intimacies that bind British history with that of the Caribbean. She has written six books, including SMALL ISLAND, which was the unique winner of both the Orange Prize for Fiction and the Whitbread book of the Year, in addition to the Commonwealth Writer's Prize and the Orange Prize 'Best of the Best'. Her most recent novel, THE LONG SONG, won the Walter Scott Prize and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize.