Author: Andrea Levy
publisher name: Headline Review
ISBN: 9780747246534
Title: "Never Far from Nowhere"
Description: In Andrea Levy's debut novel, "Never Far from Nowhere," the story unfolds with Angela's father sailing from America to England in 1948 on the Empire Windrush in search of better opportunities. Angela's mother joins him six months later, and their life together in a one-room dwelling in Earl's Court begins. Two decades and four children later, Mr. Jacob falls seriously ill, navigating the challenges of the National Health Service. Angela, the youngest, steps in to help her mother, leading her to revisit the memories of her childhood spent on a council estate in Highbury. This emotionally resonant novel explores family, illness, and the passage of time. The book was longlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction.
