The Family

The Family

by Buchi Emecheta (Author)

Synopsis

The story of a young Jamaican girl, Gwendolen Brillianton, who is born into poverty and deserted by her parents when they emigrate to London. Being reunited with her parents and the siblings she has never met does not end her problems, and she realizes she must must fight her family and take control of her own life in order to recover from abuse and take pride in her self. Originally published as Gwendolen.

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20+ in stock

More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 239
Publisher: George Braziller Inc
Published: 31 Dec 1990

ISBN 10: 0807612502
ISBN 13: 9780807612507

Media Reviews
Miss Emecheta's prose has a shimmer of originality, of English being reinvented. . . . Issues of survival lie inherent in her material and give her tales weight.