NEVER FAR FROM NOWHERE

This is the best one, by Andrea Levi.

Recommend it to all age groups and cultures. West indians will understand it best.KathleenOne of the best of this GenreKathleen

Ce n’est pas du tout la bonne couverture et l'état du livre laisse à désirer. Sacrément jauni et corné pour un livre en bon état.Sinon, l’histoire est assez banale pour l’instant, je n’en suis qu’au 1/3 du livre.

Primero decir que el libro llegó antes de tiempo, y eso siempre es bueno. Lo compré de segunda mano y tenía algo de miedo por como llegaría, pero me sorprendió para bien. Apenas se notaría que es de segunda mano si no fuera las marcas del lateral (de abrur y cerrar al libro) y por lo viejo que es. Aún así, no tiene ninguna marca por dentro y las páginas están intactas. Una alegría, vamos. Me ha dado ganas de comprar más cosas de segunda mano.

As the offspring of parents who grew up in the Colonial Era in the West Indies , I can totally relate to the clashing world views between generations. The older generation was brainwashed to believe that the English way was the best and that England was the motherland as opposed to their real homelands of Africa and India. This book perfectly encapsulates the inner-conflict within the West Indian immigrant who comes to live in their adopted homeland but is rejected like a motherless child. Generally , the typical approach to such a rejection is denial as observed in many older folks as they cannot deal with the shame. The younger generation like Vivien would sometimes aspire to make it via education only to be shot down in the bid to claim jobs reserved for the members of the white middle-class. Only her sister is the realist and is attempting to forge an authentic black identity in a place which refuses to acknowledge the existence of Black Britain.