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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Descripción Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Never Far From Nowhere This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Nº de ref. del artículo: 7719-9780747216155
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Descripción Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Nº de ref. del artículo: 6545-9780747216155
Descripción Hardback. Condición: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Nº de ref. del artículo: GOR001772759
Descripción Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Proof of the first edition. Very good indeed in printed orange wrappers. A scare edition of the second novel by the writer of Small Island, winner of Orange and Whitbread awards. Nº de ref. del artículo: 2070218
Descripción Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. 1st edition 1st printing hardback in unclipped jacket. Both book and jacket in fine condition with no inscriptions, just slight page tanning because of cheap paper used by the publisher. Not a book club edition, ex library or a remainder. Scans available on request. Nº de ref. del artículo: ABE-1591551329730
Descripción HardBack. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. First Edition. 1st Edition, 1st Impression, Headline 1996. Very good clean tight sound square, no bookplate, inscriptions or marks of any kind, leaves slightly age toned due to quality of paper and very gently rippled with tiny crease to top corner pp6 and 10, otherwise very good. Bound in bright silver lettered blue cloth, together with unclipped original colour portrait pictorial dustwrapper with very short (.5cm) closed tear to upper leading corner, otherwise very good. Award winning writer Levy grew up in poverty and did not read a book until the age of 23. Her novels Small Island and Long Song have been adapted for BBC TV, and Small Island for National Theatre stage. The National Library have acquired her literary archive, she id the first writer of colour to have her pen acquired for the collection of the Royal Society of Literature, alongside that of Byron and George Eliot, and she has a commemorative plaque in Highbury, London. 'Numerous and moving, unflinching and without sentiment.' Independent. Nº de ref. del artículo: 100158357
Descripción Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition first impression, signed by author to title page. Near Fine with slight pushing to tips, faint toning to textblock and very slight shelfwear in Fine unclipped dustjacket. A handsome, tight clean copy which appears to be unread, presented in a clear removable protective sleeve. Signed by Author(s). Nº de ref. del artículo: 000713
Descripción hardcover. Condición: Good. Good. book. Nº de ref. del artículo: D8S0-3-M-0747216150-4