Never Far from Nowhere
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Narrated by:
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Ayesha Antoine
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Cecilia Appiah
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By:
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Andrea Levy
About this listen
A passionate and perceptive story full of the pain and the humour of growing up, from Andrea Levy, author of the Orange Prize-winning Small Island and the Man Booker-shortlisted The Long Song.
Never Far from Nowhere is the story of two sisters, Olive and Vivien, born in London to Jamaican parents and brought up on a council estate. They go to the same grammar school, but while Vivien's life becomes a chaotic mix of friendships, youth clubs, skinhead violence, A-levels, discos and college, Olive, three years older and a skin shade darker, has a very different tale to tell....
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- Liz in Looe
- 15-11-23
Moving story of identity
Fabulous narration and beautifully moving story of growing up in North London. Andrea Levy is a great educator about the real issues facing, in this case, the children of Jamaicans who came over on the Empire Windrush for 'a better life'. Listened to it in 2 sittings, provoking anger, shame and tears but smiles and laughter too.
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- Marty Wild
- 29-04-23
Excellent
This is a great read, everything by Andrea Levy is very good, I like to read them all.
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- Jules
- 21-06-24
Quality of Narration
The narrator really bought the characters to life!
A very poignant novel for Black women readers - it tells so much of our stories.
Beautifully written. Reminded me of Dr. Maya Angelou's concise with so many subtextual themes - colourism, class, racism, sibling rivalry...
I enjoyed every minute!
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