Black Orchids
$31.95
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2009
Summary
When the genteely impoverished and rebellious Evelyn marries the charming Emil, scion of a privileged Sinhalese family, she thinks that her dream of a life in England can now at last come true. So the family travel, with their young son Milton, from Ceylon to Tilbury Docks. But this is England in the 1950s and, no matter how hard Evelyn wishes that it would, England does not take kindly to strangers, especially families who are half black and half white.
A profound and moving novel, t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781844083138 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1844083136 |
| Author: | Gillian Slovo |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2009 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 128mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
Evelyn, Emil and the children, particularly the boy, Milton, endure a great deal of Englishness, the effortless and understated nastiness that Slovo captures superbly. What we end with is a novel about exile, about homelessness, about identity and loss. These are strong, poignant themes - The Australian
Slovo convincingly relays the sense of otherness - Sun Herald Black Orchids invokes cross-racial tensions and connections subtely woven into a story that leaves the reader with a startling awareness of a time when individuals pushed back at pressures and toplled the system. A five-star novel - Australian Country Style‘It’s a compelling book, a thoughtful and beautifully written journey to an exotic time and place.’ - Sydney Sunday TelegraphGillian Slovo
Gillian Slovo was born in South Africa. She has written nine novels, one of which, Red Dust, has been filmed with Hilary Swank and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Her first play, Guantanamo, played in London’s West End and off-Broadway in New York. ICE ROAD was shortlisted for the Orange Prize.
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