Andrea Levy
1) Small island
Author
Language
English
Description
Returning to England after the war Gilbert Joseph is treated very differently now that he is no longer in an RAF uniform. Joined by his wife Hortense, he rekindles a friendship with Queenie who takes in Jamaican lodgers. Can their dreams of a better life in England overcome the prejudice they face?
Author
Publisher
Headline Review
Pub. Date
1996
Language
English
Description
This is the second novel from the author of 'Every Light in the House Burnin'. It is a story about 2 black sisters growing up in London in the mid 70s. They are working-class girls at a posh school. One will go upmarket, the other down.
Author
Publisher
Tinder Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Multi-award-winning, million-copy bestselling author Andrea Levy draws together a collection of her short stories along with a new essay and 'Uriah's War' - a brand new short story set against the backdrop of the First World War. Written to mark the centenary of the outbreak of WWI, 'Uriah's War' tells the tale of two Jamaican service men in that conflict.