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Zadie Smith

An unforgettable portrait of London and one of the most talked about debuts of all time!'The almost preposterous talent was clear from the first pages' GuardianOn New Years Day 1975, the day of his almost-suicide, life said yes to Archie Jones. Not OK or 'You-might-as-well-carry-on-since-you've-started'. A resounding affirmative.Promptly seizing his second life by the horns, Archie meets and marries Clara Bowden, a Caribbean girl twenty-eight years his junior.Thus begins a tale of friendship, of love and war, of three culture and three families over three generations . . .*****'Street-smart and learned, sassy and philosophical all at the same time' New York Times'Outstanding' Sunday Telegraph'An astonishingly assured début, funny and serious . . . I was delighted' Salman Rushdie

Coming Of Age

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Author

Zadie Smith

Pages

560

Publisher

Penguin Books Limited

Published Date

2001-01-25

ISBN

0141939230 9780141939230

Ratings

Google: 5

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"Loved the flow from character to character between different timelines. Kept me interested and wasn't confusing. I saw a lot of things coming, but I was still surprised in how they were delivered. "

Nena Colunga

"The first Zadie Smith novel and the second I’ve read so far (NW was my first). It’s beautifully written and the characters are well developed. The first few chapters felt very slow and full of details I couldn’t care about. However, the amount of humour is what kept me going. Didn’t know it’s got a TV adaptation until moments ago. Will probably have a look. "

sunshine

"A flexuous saga of ethics, ideals, passions, and relationships between three very different but close knit families in London. Filled with humor, and all the varying chaos that comes with clashing beliefs, desires, and motivations, this novel widely explores the experiences of those just trying to get by. The prose has a unique flare that gives the impression of living alongside each character as the years go by, the emotions building up until they finally implode. "

Emily

"2019"

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Kineta Valoo

"Really I actually was just about to read it"

Kellan holt

"Unlike other readers ,I went in thinking I wasn't going to like this book, and ended up loving it. I especially loved the end, because I didn't expect it ! I'm glad I didn't get put off enough by the reviews I read on here. I very much enjoyed reading this !"