Query: Novels set in the Gambia or by J.L. Carr
Domain: books
Relevant documents:
Roots: The Saga of an American Family
A Month in the Country (novel)
A Day in Summer
Chaff on the Wind
Reading the Ceiling
The Battle of Pollocks Crossing
The Harpole Report
What Hetty Did
A Season in Sinji
How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the F.A. Cup
Evidence from documents: Roots: The Saga of an American Family: ''Roots'' tells the story of Kunta Kinte—a young man taken from the Gambia when he was seventeen and sold as a slave—and seven generations of his descendants in the United States.
A Month in the Country (novel): '''''A Month in the Country''''' is the fifth novel by J. L. Carr, first published in 1980 and nominated for the Booker Prize.
A Day in Summer: ' is the first novel by J. L. Carr
Chaff on the Wind: '''''Chaff on the Wind''''' (1986) is a novel by Ebou Dibba. Set in the Gambia during the 1930s, it was published by Macmillan of London.
Reading the Ceiling: The book tells the story of eighteen-year-old Ayodele and explores three paths her life could take. Ayodele is a Gambian schoolgirl entering adulthood.
The Battle of Pollocks Crossing: ''''The Battle of Pollocks Crossing''''' is the sixth novel by J.L. Carr, published in 1985.
The Harpole Report: '''''The Harpole Report''''' is the third novel by J. L. Carr, published in 1972.
What Hetty Did: '''''What Hetty Did''''' is the seventh novel by J. L. Carr, published in 1988 when he was 76 years old. The novel describes the experiences of an 18-year-old girl. Hetty Birtwisle has been brought up by adoptive parents in the Fens; after a beating by her father, d
A Season in Sinji: by J.L. Carr: '''''A Season in Sinji''''' is the second novel by J.L. Carr, published in 1967.
Novels set in the Gambia: Like all of Carr's novels it contains a strong element of personal experience: Carr spent time as an intelligence officer in the Royal Air Force during the war stationed at RAF Bathurst, now called Banjul, in the Gambia in west Africa, and he was a keen cricketer.
How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the F.A. Cup: '''''How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the F.A. Cup''''' is the fourth novel by J. L. Carr, published i