Small Island
byAndrea Levy
Hortense yearns for a new life away from rural Jamaica. Gilbert dreams of becoming a lawyer. Queenie longs to escape her Lincolnshire roots. Three intimately connected stories, tracing the tangled history of Jamaica and Britain.Andrea Levy's epic novel, adapted for the stage by Helen Edmundson, journeys from Jamaica to Britain in 1948 – the year that HMT Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury.Small Island was first performed at the National Theatre, London, in 2019, in an acclaimed production directed by Rufus Norris. This revised edition of the play was published alongside the revival of the production in 2022.
Language
en
Published on
03/03/2022
Pages
136
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781839040764
Who is this book for? Readers interested in historical fiction, immigration stories, and character-driven narratives.
Topics Post-world war ii englandStruggles of assimilationImmigrationInterracial relationshipsIdentityPrejudiceCultural differencesColonialismLove and betrayalSocial injusticeRacismSurvival
MoodReflective, Melancholic
Female protagonist
HumorOccasional Humor
RomanceMinor Subplot
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