Small Island - Andrea Levy

I was recently browsing through my local library and came across this book. From the cover of the book you can tell straight away what the plot is and the period in which it was written. The plot is very predictable however it is mostly accurate according to those I've spoken to who came to England under the same circumstances in that period of time. However, although I like the overall story; the way in which it was written was a bit confusing. This is because every chapter veers between characters and back and forth in time. I do enjoy seeing the story from each main character's perspective but I did find myself having to reread a few of the ...  Read the complete review

Andrea Levy's "Small Island" uses the recollections of four central characters against the background of the first wave of immigration from the Caribbean in the years after the Second World War to tell a story of racism, prejudice and, ultimately, hope for the future. The story weaves between the four characters with each one telling their part of the story in the first person; if that sounds like a lot of narrators, don't worry, the characters are sufficiently well developed and distinct from one another not to be easily confused and each adds a new dimension to our understanding of the story. BACKGROUND Thousands of men from the ...  Read the complete review