Historical fiction books from Guyana
Recommended historical fiction books (6)
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If you are into historical fiction here are some historical fiction books from Guyana for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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Buxton Spice by Oonya Kempadoo EN
Country: South America / Guyana
Guyana
Description:
Back in print: an extraordinary first novel by'a writer to watch and to enjoy.'* Told in the voice of a girl as she moves from childhood into adolescence, Buxton Spice is the story the town of Tamarind Grove: its eccentric families, its sweeping joys, and its sudden tragedies. The novel brings to life 1970s Guyana-a world at a cultural and political crossroads-and perfectly captures a child's keen observations, sense of wonder, and the growing complexity of consciousness that marks the passage from innocence to experience.
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Of Marriageable Age by Sharon Maas EN
Country: South America / Guyana
Guyana
Description:
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The Far Away Girl: A Heartbreaking and Gripping Novel of Tragedy and Secrets by Sharon Maas EN
Country: South America / Guyana
Guyana
Description:
She dreamed of finding a new life... Georgetown, Guyana 1970. Seven-year-old Rita is running wild in her ramshackle white wooden house by the sea, under the indulgent eye of her absent-minded father. Surrounded by her army of stray pets, free to play where she likes and climb the oleander trees, she couldn't feel more alive. But then her new stepmother Chandra arrives and the house empties of love and laughter. Rita's pets are removed, her freedom curtailed, and before long, there's a new baby sister on the way. There's no room for Rita anymore. With her father distracted by his new family, Ri... continue
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The Migration of Ghosts by Pauline Melville EN
Country: South America / Guyana
Guyana
Description:
Spirits are on the move in Pauline Melville's fabulous short story collection as she weaves a magnificent tapestry featuring Guyanese and European tales.
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The Ventriloquist's Tale by Pauline Melville EN
Country: South America / Guyana
Guyana
Description:
The whole purpose of magic is the fulfilment and intensification of desire, claims the ventriloquist-narrator as he tells his stories of love and catastrophe. The novel is a parable of miscegenation and racial exclusiveness, of nature defying culture and of the rebellious nature of love.
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To Sir with Love by Edward Ricardo Braithwaite EN
Country: South America / Guyana
Guyana
Description:
Candidly describes the problems overcome by this Black teacher in teaching distrustful, rebellious teenagers in a London slum school.