Lara

LaraAuthor: Bernardine Evaristo ISBN: 9781852248314 Publisher: Bloodaxe Year first published: 22 Oct 2009 Pages: 192 Format: Paperback softback "Lara" is a powerful semi autobiographical novel in verse based on Bernardine Evaristo's own childhood and family history. The eponymous Lara is a mixed race girl raised in Woolwich, a white suburb of London, during the 60s and 70s. Her father, Taiwo, is Nigerian, and her mother, Ellen, is white British. They

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