num_pages: 282
description: A passionate and perceptive story full of the pain and the humour of growing up, from Andrea Levy, author of the Orange Prize winning SMALL ISLAND and the Man Booker shortlisted THE LONG SONG.'NEVER FAR FROM NOWHERE' is the story of two sisters, Olive and Vivien, born in London to Jamaican parents and brought up on a council estate. They go to the same grammar school, but while Vivien's life becomes a chaotic mix of friendships, youth clubs, skinhead violence, A-levels, discos and college, Olive, three years older and a skin shade darker, has a very different tale to tell...
language: English
title: Never Far from Nowhere
titlecomplete: Never Far from Nowhere
genres: 20th Century, Coming Of Age, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Novels, Race, British Literature, Fiction, Black Literature, Contemporary
ratings_count: 1056
awards: awardedAt: 820483200000
name: Orange Prize
category: Fiction Longlist
publisher: Headline Review