As a white, middle-class man from rural England, Levy managed to just capture family life in such a sympathetic and intelligent way that I could relate to a huge amount of what she describes.

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but the entire scene is also totally gut-wrenching and painful to watch when you consider how the parents must have felt) which is a lot of how childhood reminiscing works- you look back on something that was innocuous in the moment and realize there was much more that you didn't see.An amazing read - very different from what I was expecting - but totally gripping.



Nice heartwarming story easy to read.





Even better 2nd time round.













Andrea Levy’s work is extraordinary, and extraordinarily good.





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We also see how she and her family cope with the terminal diagnosis of her father, although he thinks he only had a stroke.

In Every Light in the House is Burnin', Levy addresses family dynamics in a low key but impactful way.



The point is, I finally did and it’s official, I’m a fan.I read this when it was first published and Andrea Levy's death (too soon) led me to revisit the book.













Not as good as Levys other work but a wonderul debut. Arguably, you could also call me slow for just jumping onto the Andrea Levy train, but that’s a whole other story.

Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. I picked up this book at my local independent shop as it was on offer, and the blurb on the back made it sound like an easy and enjoyable read - it did not disappoint it's a fast read, and frequently very funny- but there's a lot of sadness and struggle underneath the surface, too.

















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The story of her childhood, her relationship with her family (but predominantly her father), growing up on a council estate as the daughter of the Windrush generation and interwoven negotiating systems to provide appropriate care for her terminally ill father.I have read a few of Andrea Levy’s books and they are always a fantastic read - my favourite is A small island.









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Yet they are always human, they are always believable.






I felt how uncomfortable the exchange with Angela's friend SoIn Every Light in the House is Burnin', Levy addresses family dynamics in a low key but impactful way.







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Her novels chronicled the experiences of the post-World War II generation of Jamaican immigrants in Britain.

She is one of very few writers that I have loved everything she has written, she writes with such humanity, such compassion, yet her characters are far from angels, they are flawed, human and contradictory sometimes. The last few chapters about her Dad's demise were pretty shattering, especially for someone who's experienced an older relative in a similar way.



This book has me spellbound right now.







She was one of the first black British authors to achieve both critical and commercial success. Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform.







We also see how she and her family cope with the terminal diagnosis of her father, although he thinks he only had a stroke. Her ...The remarkable, emotional debut novel, both funny and moving, which was longlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction, from the critically aclaimed Andrea Levy, author of the Orange Prize winning SMALL ISLAND and the Man Booker shortlisted THE LONG SONG.The remarkable, emotional debut novel, both funny and moving, which was longlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction, from the critically aclaimed Andrea Levy, author of the Orange Prize winning SMALL ISLAND and the Man Booker shortlisted THE LONG SONG.In Every Light in the House is Burnin', Levy addresses family dynamics in a low key but impactful way.


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