Vândut de elefant.ro
South London, 1981: Daphne is the only Black girl in her class. All she wants is to keep her head down, preferably in a book. The easiest way to survive is to go unnoticed.Daphnes attempts at invisibility are upended when a boy named Connie Small arrives from Jamaica. Connie is the opposite of small in every way: lanky, outgoing, and unapologetically himself. Daphne tries to keep her distance, but Connie is magnetic. As they navigate growing up in a volatile, rapidly changing city, their families become close, and their friendship begins to shift into something more complicated. But when Connie reveals that he is nuh land - meaning hes in England illegally - Daphne realises that she is dangerously entangled in Connies fragile home life. Soon, long-buried secrets in both families threaten to tear them apart permanently.Spanning one tumultuous decade, Jamaica Road is an emotionally expansive debut novel about race and class, the family youre born into, the family you choose and the limits of what true love can really conquer.A gift I didnt know I needed. (Leone Ross)Wonderful. (Marcia Hutchinson)Jamaica Road exudes love... with a wisdom and warmth that jumps off the page. (Vanessa Chan)
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Vânzător: Elefant.ro
Brand: John Murray Press
