This Lovely City
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This Lovely City : Hare, Louise: desertcart.ae: Books Review: I absolutely ADORE this book! The writing is beautiful and draws you in from the beginning and gently carries you along throughout the story. I also appreciate how relevant the topic is to the current climate and how the author gave us a glimpse into the struggles people of colour have been enduring way before any of us were born. Everything about this book is perfection, would definitely recommend. Review: This Lovely City was a brilliant book. It was my choice for our book club and all agreed how well written and moving the story was. I feel so much better informed about the Windrush generation of British citizens, how they were treated in the UK and the discrimination they faced especially amongst the endemically racist police. The relationships within the community are complex and explore the difficult issues facing them in the post WW2 years. Would unreservedly recommend the book to any age group, a great book for older teenagers to explore social history.
| Customer reviews | 4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars (80) |
| Dimensions | 12.9 x 2.5 x 19.8 cm |
| ISBN-10 | 0008332606 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0008332600 |
| Item weight | 294 g |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 384 pages |
| Publication date | 4 February 2021 |
| Publisher | HQ |
L**Y
I absolutely ADORE this book! The writing is beautiful and draws you in from the beginning and gently carries you along throughout the story. I also appreciate how relevant the topic is to the current climate and how the author gave us a glimpse into the struggles people of colour have been enduring way before any of us were born. Everything about this book is perfection, would definitely recommend.
M**T
This Lovely City was a brilliant book. It was my choice for our book club and all agreed how well written and moving the story was. I feel so much better informed about the Windrush generation of British citizens, how they were treated in the UK and the discrimination they faced especially amongst the endemically racist police. The relationships within the community are complex and explore the difficult issues facing them in the post WW2 years. Would unreservedly recommend the book to any age group, a great book for older teenagers to explore social history.
C**S
Beautiful writing and a very engaging story!
P**R
This well reviewed novel has some of the worst writing I have recently encountered. Sophomoric. Pedestrian story that really does nothing to bring out the social issues it professes to highlight. Disappointing.
L**E
A bit simplistic and clichéd. Some of the characters were not well rounded.
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