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Book Review of Small Island

Small Island
Small Island
Author: Andrea Levy
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
reviewed on
Helpful Score: 2


A story of Jamaican immigrants in post WWII London, this book looks at the unmet expectations of returning soldiers as well as the tarnished realities of a promised land. The author was born in England of Jamaican parents and writes with honesty and a "hole in the bucket" humor.