Author: Andrea Levy
Year: 2019
Geography: Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom
Synopsis: Small Island by Andrea Levy, adapted for stage by Helen Edmundson, tells the interconnected stories of Hortense, Gilbert, and Queenie in post-WWII Britain. As they journey from Jamaica to England in 1948, following the arrival of the Empire Windrush, their hopes collide with harsh realities of racism, displacement, and identity. This moving and complex narrative explores colonial legacies, immigration, and the enduring search for belonging.
Publication: Levy, A., & Edmundson, H. (2019 2021). Small Island. In Small Island (pp. 8–130). London: Nick Hern Books.