Books
Six Stories & an Essay
2014
Six Stories & an Essay
2014
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This collection opens with an essay about how writing has helped Andrea Levy to explore and understand her heritage.
Uriah's War
2014
Uriah's War
2014
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Written to mark the centenary of the outbreak of WWI, this new short story Andrea Levy tells the tale of two Jamaican service men in that conflict.
The Long Song
2010
The Long Song
2010
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As your storyteller, I am to convey that this tale is set in Jamaica during the last turbulent years of slavery and the early years of freedom that followed.
Small Island
2004
Small Island
2004
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It is 1948, and England is recovering from a war. But at 21 Nevern Street, London, the conflict has only just begun.
Fruit of the Lemon
1999
Fruit of the Lemon
1999
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Faith Jackson fixes herself up with a great job in TV and the perfect flatshare. But neither is all that perfect.
Never Far from Nowhere
1996
Never Far from Nowhere
1996
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This is the story of two sisters, Olive and Vivien, born in London to Jamaican parents and brought up on a council estate.
Every Light in the House Burnin'
1994
Every Light in the House Burnin'
1994
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'Better opportunity' - that's why Angela's dad sailed to England from Jamaica in 1948 on the Empire Windrush. Six months later her mum joined him in his one room in Earl's Court.