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Housegirl, Michael Donkor

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A moving and unexpectedly funny exploration of friendship and family, shame and forgiveness, Michael Donkor's debut novel follows three adolescent girls grappling with a shared experience: the joys and sorrows of growing up. Belinda knows how to follow the rules. As a housegirl, she has learned the right way to polish water glasses, to wash and fold a hundred handkerchiefs, and to keep a tight lid on memories of the village she left behind when she came to Kumasi. Mary is still learning the rules. Eleven-years-old and irrepressible, the young housegirl-in-training is the little sister Belinda never had. Amma has had enough of the rules. A straight-A student at her exclusive London school, she has always been the pride of her Ghanaian parents--until now. Watching their once-confident teenager grow sullen and wayward, they decide that sensible Belinda is the shining example Amma needs. So Belinda must leave Mary behind as she is summoned from Ghana to London, where she tries to impose order on her unsettling new world. As summer turns to autumn, Belinda and Amma are surprised to discover common ground. But when the cracks in their defenses open up, the secrets they have both been holding tightly threaten to seep out
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Extent
x, 308 pages
Note
Originally published in Great Britain as HOLD by 4th Estate, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Isbn
9781250305176
Instance
Label
Housegirl
Title
Housegirl
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Michael Donkor
Title variation
House girl
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
A moving and unexpectedly funny exploration of friendship and family, shame and forgiveness, Michael Donkor's debut novel follows three adolescent girls grappling with a shared experience: the joys and sorrows of growing up. Belinda knows how to follow the rules. As a housegirl, she has learned the right way to polish water glasses, to wash and fold a hundred handkerchiefs, and to keep a tight lid on memories of the village she left behind when she came to Kumasi. Mary is still learning the rules. Eleven-years-old and irrepressible, the young housegirl-in-training is the little sister Belinda never had. Amma has had enough of the rules. A straight-A student at her exclusive London school, she has always been the pride of her Ghanaian parents--until now. Watching their once-confident teenager grow sullen and wayward, they decide that sensible Belinda is the shining example Amma needs. So Belinda must leave Mary behind as she is summoned from Ghana to London, where she tries to impose order on her unsettling new world. As summer turns to autumn, Belinda and Amma are surprised to discover common ground. But when the cracks in their defenses open up, the secrets they have both been holding tightly threaten to seep out
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Donkor, Michael
Dewey number
823/.92
Index
no index present
Literary form
fiction
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Household employees
  • Children of immigrants
  • Friendship
  • London (England)
  • Ghana
  • Children of immigrants
  • Friendship
  • Household employees
  • England
  • Ghana
Label
Housegirl, Michael Donkor
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Publication
Copyright
Note
Originally published in Great Britain as HOLD by 4th Estate, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
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volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
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rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
on1037896081
Dimensions
21 cm
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Extent
x, 308 pages
Isbn
9781250305176
Lccn
2018022706
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Label
Housegirl, Michael Donkor
Publication
Copyright
Note
Originally published in Great Britain as HOLD by 4th Estate, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
on1037896081
Dimensions
21 cm
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Extent
x, 308 pages
Isbn
9781250305176
Lccn
2018022706
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n

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