num_pages: 240
description: The story of a young Jamaican girl, Gwendolen Brillianton, who is born into poverty and deserted by her parents when they emigrate to London. Being reunited with her parents and the siblings she has never met does not end her problems, and she realizes she must must fight her family and take control of her own life in order to recover from abuse and take pride in her self. Originally published as Gwendolen.
language: English
title: Gwendolen
titlecomplete: Gwendolen
genres: Fiction, African Literature, Classics, Adult Fiction, Nigeria, Africa
ratings_count: 143
places: Jamaica
publisher:  Flamingo240