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Synopsis
One of The Observer's "New Faces of Fiction"
A moving and unexpectedly funny exploration of friendship and family, shame and forgiveness, Michael Donkor's debut novel follows three adolescent girls grappling with a shared experience: the joys and sorrows of growing up.
Belinda knows how to follow the rules. As a housegirl, she has learned the right way to polish water glasses, to wash and fold a hundred handkerchiefs, and to keep a tight lid on memories of the village she left behind when she came to Kumasi.
Mary is still learning the rules. Eleven-years-old and irrepressible, the young housegirl-in-training is the little sister Belinda never had.
Amma has had enough of the rules. A straight-A student at her exclusive London school, she has always been the pride of her Ghanaian parents--until now. Watching their once-confident teenager grow sullen and wayward, they decide that sensible Belinda is the shining example Amma needs.
So Belinda must leave Mary behind as she is summoned from Ghana to London, where she tries to impose order on her unsettling new world. As summer turns to autumn, Belinda and Amma are surprised to discover common ground. But when the cracks in their defenses open up, the secrets they have both been holding tightly threaten to seep out.
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About the Author
Michael Donkor was born in London, to Ghanaian parents, and teaches English Literature in West London.
Review
"Michael Donkor is a real talent, and Housegirl is a brave, unpredictable and generous-hearted novel."
--Sarah Winman, author of Tin Man
"Both moving and funny, a big-hearted book that will stay with you."--The Guardian (Best Fiction for 2018)
"An arresting and textured novel...[Donkor] has a gift for succinct, piercing description: through Belinda's eyes, the exotic (Ghana) becomes familiar, and the familiar (London) becomes exotic."
--The Observer (The New Faces of Fiction)
"A beautiful novel. A deeply engrossing, elegant tapestry of family and friendship from a stirring new voice."
--Irenosen Okojie, author of Butterfly Fish
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- PublisherThorndike Press Large Print
- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 1432856375
- ISBN 13 9781432856373
- BindingLibrary Binding
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages489
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