Small Island (Stage Version) by Andrea Levy, Helen Edmundson

Small Island (Stage Version)

Andrea Levy, Helen Edmundson

136 pages • first pub 2020 (view editions)

fiction historical play challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
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This play is ideal for readers who appreciate emotionally driven historical narratives that explore themes of identity and displacement through interconnected personal struggles.

Description

Hope and humanity confront cold reality in three intricately connected stories: Hortense yearns for a new life away from rural Jamaica, Gilbert dreams of becoming a lawyer, and Queenie longs to escape her Lincolnshire roots.Helen Edmundson’s stage...

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Community Reviews

4.2
based on 45 reviews

Moods

emotional: 78%

challenging: 42%

reflective: 42%

sad: 42%

hopeful: 21%

informative: 21%

inspiring: 14%

tense: 14%

adventurous: 7%

dark: 7%

funny: 7%

Pace

57% of readers chose fast
35% of readers chose medium
7% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

33% of readers chose A mix
66% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

69% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

46% of readers chose Yes
38% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

92% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus?

61% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
23% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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