{"product_id":"9781848428515-small-island","title":"Small Island","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eA stage version of Andrea Levy's epic novel tracing the tangled history of Jamaica and Britain - set text edition for the English Mastery Secondary programme.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis edition is the prescribed text for the English Mastery Secondary programme.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHortense yearns for a new life away from rural Jamaica, Gilbert dreams of becoming a lawyer, and Queenie longs to escape her Lincolnshire roots. In these three intimately connected stories, hope and humanity meet stubborn reality, tracing the tangled history of Jamaica and Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndrea Levy's epic novel \u003cem\u003eSmall Island\u003c\/em\u003e, adapted for the stage by Helen Edmundson, journeys from Jamaica to Britain in 1948 – the year that HMT \u003cem\u003eEmpire Windrush\u003c\/em\u003e docked at Tilbury. It premiered at the National Theatre, London, in April 2019, directed by Rufus Norris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Honest, skilful, thoughtful and important. This is Andrea Levy's big book'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e on Andrea Levy's \u003cem\u003eSmall Island\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56450844950902,"sku":"9781848428515","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26738028.jpg?v=1760454068","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781848428515-small-island","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}