Lara: The Family Is Like Water

by Bernardine Evaristo

Book Overview

"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 1950s, in spite of fierce opposition from Ellen's family, and quickly produce eight children in ten years. Lara is...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1852248319
• ISBN13: 9781852248314
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Bloodaxe Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.8"