From one of our most admired fiction writers: the searing story
of breakdown and recovery in the life of one man and of a society
moving from one idea of itself to another.
Keith--born in England in the early 1960s to immigrant West Indian
parents but primarily raised by his white stepmother--is a social
worker heading a Race Equality unit in London whose life has come
undone. He is separated from his wife of twenty years, kept at
arm's length by his teenage son, estranged from his father, and
accused of harassment by a coworker. And beneath it all, he has a
desperate feeling that his work--even in fact his life--is no
longer relevant.
Deeply moving in its portrayal of the vagaries of family love and
bold in its scrutiny of the personal politics of race, this is
Caryl Phillips's most powerful novel yet.
General
Imprint: |
Vintage Books
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Vintage International |
Release date: |
November 2010 |
First published: |
November 2010 |
Authors: |
Caryl Phillips
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Dimensions: |
203 x 132 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
320 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-307-47383-7 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
Promotions
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LSN: |
0-307-47383-X |
Barcode: |
9780307473837 |
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