Faith is experiencing all the hassles recent graduates seem to
experience - a job for which she's overqualified, messy housemates
and overbearing family. She's also gradually coming to realize that
her ignorance about her parents' past, before they left Jamaica,
has left her with an uncertain sense of who she is. A sudden
nervous breakdown is the catalyst for her first ever visit to
Jamaica, where she meets her Aunt Coral and embarks on a personal
odyssey to find out more about where her family came from. The
second half of this book is a heartwarming and entertaining account
of a lively and colourful family history, as told by Aunt Coral,
complete with the family trees, and featuring relatives and
ancestors from as far apart as Cuba and Scotland, Los Angeles and
Panama. (Kirkus UK)
A unique novel full of humour, wit and passion from Andrea Levy,
critically acclaimed author of the Orange Prize winning SMALL
ISLAND and the Man Booker shortlisted THE LONG SONG. Faith Jackson
fixes herself up with a great job in TV and the perfect flatshare.
But neither is that perfect - and nor are her relations with her
overbearing, though always loving family. Furious and perplexed
when her parents announce their intention to retire back home to
Jamaica, Faith makes her own journey there, where she is
immediately welcomed by her Aunt Coral, keeper of a rich cargo of
family history. Through the weave of her aunt's storytelling a cast
of characters unfolds stretching back to Cuba and Panama, Harlem
and Scotland, a story that passes through London and sweeps through
continents.
General
| Imprint: |
Headline Review
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
February 2000 |
| First published: |
1999 |
| Authors: |
Andrea Levy
|
| Dimensions: |
198 x 130 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - B-format
|
| Pages: |
335 |
| Edition: |
New Ed |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7472-6114-8 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
| LSN: |
0-7472-6114-8 |
| Barcode: |
9780747261148 |
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