Grant, Colin
Homecoming: Voices of the Windrush Generation
- ISBN 13:
- 9781784709136
- author:
- Grant, Colin
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Vintage
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 320
- Dimensions:
- 20 x 13 x 2.2 centimeters (0.23
- Genre:
- History, Europe, Great Britain,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Homecoming Voices of the Windrush Generation is an extraordinary oral history of black postwar British life, drawing on over a hundred first-hand interviews and archival recordings. This remarkable book brings to life the stories of those who came to Britain from the West Indies between the late 1940s and the early 1960s.
Through their own words, we witness the transition from optimism to race riots, as well as moments of hope, triumph, and challenge. The voices heard in Homecoming are those of nurses, bus drivers, seamstresses, teachers, dockers, inter-racial lovers, and Carnival Queens, each with their unique experiences and perspectives.
This unforgettable portrait of a generation sheds light on an essential chapter of our history, revealing the rich tapestry of Caribbean British lives. A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week and Daily Telegraph Book of the Year, Homecoming is a compelling and thought-provoking read.
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