Life and Death of Sylvia, the PB

by Edgar Mittelholzer

Book Overview

Telling the tragic story of a young Sylvia Ann Russell, this novel focuses on the dilemmas of a young woman of mixed race in 1930s Guyana. After the death of her English father, Sylvia constantly struggles for economic survival and against attempts to exploit her sexually. Impossibly torn between her desire for emotional closeness and the integrity of her independence, Sylvia willfully accepts her dark fate when she falls ill. This brilliant and moving...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845231201
• ISBN13: 9781845231200
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Peepal Tree Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.3" x 8.0"