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Andrea Levy - The Long Song

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redundant Sat 29-Jan-11 20:28:52

Just read this in 3 days, after reading another of hers (completely by chance) - Fruit of the Lemon (which was also good).

Loved it so much, just wanted to recommend it to others. Wonderful characters that you want to know more about once the book is finished, thought provoking, funny, heartbreakingly sad - can't rate it highly enough.

Sorry - just had to share!

redundant Sat 29-Jan-11 20:29:47

oops - maybe should have posted in Adult Fiction.

Mirage Mon 31-Jan-11 21:29:18

I enjoyed it too.There were a couple of spelling mistakes in it which annoyed me-it was such a gripping story that it seemed a bit careless of the publishers to not have had it proof read properly.

Will look out for Fruit of the Lemon.Thanks.

Small Island is the best of hers, if you've not read it...

pink4ever Sat 18-Jun-11 20:20:37

Didnt like it at all-didnt sympathise with any of the characters(even though you are very obviously meant to root for the heroine).

pipsqueak Wed 29-Jun-11 23:07:30

loved it . thought it was beautifully written

pipsqueak Tue 26-Jul-11 22:03:48

loved it too

son8603 Sun 05-Feb-12 22:55:11

Reading the long song at the moment and loving it, been caught laughing out loud at times.

StewieGriffinsMom Thu 23-Feb-12 21:14:45

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