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This is a moving story of self-discovery and survival. It tells of an 11 year old girl, who finds herself in a land of strangers with hers the only black face in a sea of white, after being summoned to Britain by the father she has never known.
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'This is a powerful first novel, a book that defies you to put it down. Joan Riley handles her material with great skill' British Book News
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Her father's violence and her new classmate's hostility force Hyacinth, eleven, to try to forget her new home in England by dreaming about her old one in Jamaica.
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Condition: Muy bueno. : The Unbelonging es una novela de Joan Riley que narra la historia de Hyacinth, una niña de 11 años que se traslada de Jamaica a Inglaterra para vivir con su padre, a quien nunca ha conocido. La novela explora temas de identidad, pertenencia y las dificultades de adaptación a una nueva cultura. Hyacinth se enfrenta al racismo, la soledad y la violencia doméstica, mientras lucha por encontrar su lugar en un mundo que le resulta ajeno. EAN: 9780704339590 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y Ficción Título: The Unbelonging Autor: Joan Riley Editorial: The Women's Press Ltd Idioma: en Páginas: 160 Formato: tapa blanda. Seller Inventory # Happ-2025-04-03-a6f9a42f