Book Rec of the Day 4/27/2007

“Andrea Levy gives us a new, urgent take on our past.”—Vogue

“A rich saga, stuffed full of interlocking narratives.”—Time Out

“Levy tells a good story, and she tells it well.”—The Washington Post Book World

Small Island tore through England, sweeping up literary prizes (the Orange Prize for Fiction, the Whitbread Book Award, the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize) and praise. The story of two families, one Jamaican and one British, in post-World War II England is not explosive, but it is wonderful. If you liked Zadie Smith’s White Teeth, don’t miss this similar, excellent novel.

SMALL ISLAND, by Andrea Levy (Picador, 2005)