Ebook {Epub PDF} Lara: The Family Is Like Water by Bernardine Evaristo

The da Costa family – diasporan - is indeed like water. Theirs is a global course. Brazil, London, the s Lagos London; the s, the 50s Leveraging the economy and evocation of poetry, the narrative dips in and out of history, in and out of geography until finally Lara emerges beneath the splendour and „outstretched armspan of Christ the Redeemder, Corcovado. "Lara" is a powerful semi-autobiographical novel-in-verse based on Booker winner Bernardine Evaristo's own childhood and family history. The eponymous Lara is a mixed-race girl raised in Woolwich, a white suburb of London, during the 60s and 70s. Her father, Taiwo, is Nigerian, and her mother, Ellen, is white British. They marry in the s, in spite of fierce opposition from Ellen's family. Lara is a powerful semi-autobiographical novel-in-verse based on Bernardine Evaristo’s own childhood and family history. The eponymous Lara is a mixed-race girl raised during the 60s and 70s in Woolwich, then a white suburb of London. Her father, Taiwo, is Nigerian, and her mother, Ellen, is white British.

Lara by Evaristo, Bernardine. Bloodaxe Books, Paperback. Acceptable. No apparent missing pages. Light wrinkling from liquid damage. Moderate wear, wrinkling, Curling or creasing on cover and spine. May have used stickers or residue. Dust cover may be missing. Good binding with NO apparent loose or torn pages. No apparent writing or highlighting. "Lara" is a powerful semi-autobiographical novel-in-verse based on Bernardine Evaristo's own childhood and family history. The eponymous Lara is a mixed-race girl raised in Woolwich, a white suburb of London, during the 60s and 70s. Never Forgetting The Source Bernardine Evaristo makes productive use of history. By Toh Hsien Min. Bernardine Evaristo is the author of two critically acclaimed novels-in-verse, Lara (), a colourful tapestry of the cultural history of a mixed-race Nigerian/English/Irish girl and her family, and The Emperor's Babe (), a story about a Nubian girl in AD London who catches the eye of.

Bernardine Evaristo Lara Lara "the family is like water" New ed. This edition was published in by Bloodaxe Books in Highgreen, Tarset. "Lara" is a powerful semi-autobiographical novel-in-verse based on Booker winner Bernardine Evaristo's own childhood and family history. The eponymous Lara is a mixed-race girl raised in Woolwich, a white suburb of London, during the 60s and 70s. "Lara" is a powerful semi-autobiographical novel-in-verse based on Booker winner Bernardine Evaristo's own childhood and family history. The eponymous Lara is a mixed-race girl raised in Woolwich, a white suburb of London, during the 60s and 70s. Her father, Taiwo, is Nigerian, and her mother, Ellen, is white British. They marry in the s, in spite of fierce opposition from Ellen's family, and quickly produce eight children in ten years.