Fruit of the Lemon

Name: Fruit of the Lemon
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by Andrea Levy

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Fruit of the Lemon

by Andrea Levy

1 rating • 1 review • 2 shelved

Faith Jackson fixes herself up with a great job in TV and the perfect flatshare. But neither is that perfect - and nor are her relations with her overbearing, though always loving family. Furious and perplexed when her parents announce their intention to retire back home to Jamaica, Faith makes her own journey there, where she is immediately welcomed by her Aunt Coral, keeper of a rich cargo of family history. Through the weave of her aunt's storytelling a cast of characters unfolds stretching back to Cuba and Panama, Harlem and Scotland, a story that passes through London and sweeps through continents.

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ISBN10 031242664X
ISBN13 9780312426644
Publish Date 23 January 2007 (first published 11 March 1999)
Publish Status Active
Publish Country US
Imprint St. Martins Press-3PL

Format Paperback (US Trade)
Pages 352
Language English

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This started off pretty interesting, but when the main character when to Jamaica it all sort of fell apart for me. The stories about the family history were very one dimensional and the way they were presented, made the second half of the book a bit jarring to read.