Jubilee by Shelley Harris - ISBN: 9781780220086
Paperback
A heartwarming novel set during a street party for the Queen’s jubilee

Jubilee

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  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    9 July 2012

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Summary

It’s 1977, the day of the Queen’s Silver Jubilee, when a photographer captures a moment forever: a festive street party with bunting and Union Jacks fluttering in the breeze and, right in the centre of the frame, a small Asian boy staring intensely at the camera. The photo becomes infamous when it is adopted as a symbol of everything that is great and good about Britain, but what is the real story behind it? Relationships between the neighbours on Cherry Gardens are far from easy and minor fr…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781780220086
ISBN-10:1780220081
Author:Shelley Harris
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:9 July 2012
Weight:242g
Dimensions:197mm x 191mm x 24mm
Series:Phoenix
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Critics Review

Sharply observed and richly characterised…Unfinished business, both personal and national, shadows a perceptive story of family and nation in transition

Sharply observed and richly characterised…Unfinished business, both personal and national, shadows a perceptive story of family and nation in transition – Boyd Tonkin * THE INDEPENDENT *Period detail and sharply observed dialogue contribute to a taut novel with plenty of ethical resonance for contemporary cultural relations – James Urquhart * FINANCIAL TIMES *An extremely well-crafted story * INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY *Satish’s experiences are truly anguishing. As you’re slowly let into his dreadful secret, it’s an arresting read. Unputdownable – Judy Finnigan * WOMAN’S OWN *

About The Author

Shelley Harris

Shelley Harris was born in Cape Town, South Africa in 1967, to a South African mother and a British father. She has worked, among other things, as a teacher, a reporter, a mystery shopper and a bouncer at a teen disco. When she is not writing, she volunteers at her local Oxfam bookshop, helping customers find just the right book. JUBILEE is her first novel.

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