tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post7967088313910145145..comments2024-03-21T11:50:29.630-04:00Comments on Janie Junebug Righting & Editing: BOOK NOOK: SMALL ISLAND BY ANDREA LEVYJanie Junebughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-36206830451484293622014-09-15T23:28:01.166-04:002014-09-15T23:28:01.166-04:00Thank ya, boyfren.Thank ya, boyfren.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-37467250410337294172014-09-15T23:27:21.553-04:002014-09-15T23:27:21.553-04:00You tell beautiful stories with your photographs.You tell beautiful stories with your photographs.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-3212726003900286582014-09-15T23:26:52.976-04:002014-09-15T23:26:52.976-04:00The book and mini-series are great. The mini-serie...The book and mini-series are great. The mini-series lives up to the spirit of the book.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-19155353612259029632014-09-15T23:25:47.096-04:002014-09-15T23:25:47.096-04:00A melting pot?A melting pot?Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-44771153735267309022014-09-14T22:52:29.500-04:002014-09-14T22:52:29.500-04:00Well, many of those immigrant populations from Ind...Well, many of those immigrant populations from India, Africa, the West Indies and so on are in their second or third generations in England now. Increasingly, this is the story of modern Britain. The Commonwealth runs in both directions.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-23399686041134874482014-09-14T21:25:33.458-04:002014-09-14T21:25:33.458-04:00Good review girlfren.
RGood review girlfren.<br />RRick Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01005727239466916086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-60416840384836608822014-09-14T17:51:01.247-04:002014-09-14T17:51:01.247-04:00U.K. literary prize to a female author.U.K. literary prize to a female author.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-62397867840486456872014-09-14T17:49:58.613-04:002014-09-14T17:49:58.613-04:00She was probably in awe of you and didn't dare...She was probably in awe of you and didn't dare approach. Two ships passing in the night . . . Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-20826324995629674982014-09-14T17:49:15.507-04:002014-09-14T17:49:15.507-04:00You have to read it to find out.You have to read it to find out.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-37231789329809521662014-09-14T16:52:36.492-04:002014-09-14T16:52:36.492-04:00Sounds interesting! And it won the Orange Prize--a...Sounds interesting! And it won the Orange Prize--although I'm not sure what that is?Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-65125090946261594502014-09-14T13:09:49.232-04:002014-09-14T13:09:49.232-04:00I'm just about to re-read this in case one of ...I'm just about to re-read this in case one of my sixth-formers chooses it for their coursework. I loved it first time round. I was at an event with Andrea Levy once - she had a story in an anthology of stories about London, and I had a story in it too, so I had to go to the book launch and she was there. She's a fabulous writer. She looked very glamorous so I dared not approach her, but I wish I had. Fran Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935088780461825341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-75295044446253178442014-09-14T05:31:05.043-04:002014-09-14T05:31:05.043-04:00This book sounds very interesting. Now I wonder wh...This book sounds very interesting. Now I wonder why the husband had not returned home after the war...lol. Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-90969123373836818752014-09-14T02:43:34.243-04:002014-09-14T02:43:34.243-04:00I am amazed by writers, the stories they tell, pai...I am amazed by writers, the stories they tell, painting with wordsLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02399300464457820101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-20486845678511359872014-09-13T22:59:43.568-04:002014-09-13T22:59:43.568-04:00Small island sounds like a novel I would thoroughl...Small island sounds like a novel I would thoroughly enjoy. And I have a vague suspicion that I may have seen part of the BBC drama. The characters looks awfully familiar ...Just Wendy https://www.blogger.com/profile/05268645629027109282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-45377903418353319512014-09-13T15:30:47.897-04:002014-09-13T15:30:47.897-04:00Thank you. I hope you have a nice weekend, as well...Thank you. I hope you have a nice weekend, as well.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-42233061228733458852014-09-13T15:19:02.096-04:002014-09-13T15:19:02.096-04:00I find both cultures/worlds - Jamaican and English...I find both cultures/worlds - Jamaican and English - fascinating and endearing. This definitely looks like a page turner.<br /><br />Have a nice weekend, JJ.Rawknrobyn.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15997241410192066577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-24102648130540916062014-09-13T13:48:59.633-04:002014-09-13T13:48:59.633-04:00Interesting. I'd love to know why you say that...Interesting. I'd love to know why you say that.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-59697781404179462882014-09-13T08:43:23.074-04:002014-09-13T08:43:23.074-04:00I think, even beyond Jamaica, this is a story we c...I think, even beyond Jamaica, this is a story we can expect to be explored a lot more in the coming decades: the experience of colonial immigrants going back to England.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-6859068538158471392014-09-13T00:31:51.600-04:002014-09-13T00:31:51.600-04:00I hope you enjoy it.I hope you enjoy it.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-6548641336763063342014-09-13T00:31:28.170-04:002014-09-13T00:31:28.170-04:00It's a literary prize awarded annually to a fe...It's a literary prize awarded annually to a female author in the UK.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-20126911527131981952014-09-12T19:13:30.514-04:002014-09-12T19:13:30.514-04:00Oh, awesome. I needed a good book to bury myself ...Oh, awesome. I needed a good book to bury myself in this weekend! Kinley Danehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02648398736837020249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-15716462347848692102014-09-12T19:12:08.936-04:002014-09-12T19:12:08.936-04:00It sounds like a good book. I've never heard ...It sounds like a good book. I've never heard of the Orange Award. What's that? Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-57464776404225625262014-09-12T18:25:21.151-04:002014-09-12T18:25:21.151-04:00I want to find some other books by Andrea Levy.I want to find some other books by Andrea Levy.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-39011870719743409732014-09-12T18:24:51.957-04:002014-09-12T18:24:51.957-04:00You're welcome, my dear.You're welcome, my dear.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-8672312860425498632014-09-12T18:24:32.184-04:002014-09-12T18:24:32.184-04:00I'm glad you're interested in it, Ingrid. ...I'm glad you're interested in it, Ingrid. It's such a good book.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.com