MINTY ALLEY /
James, C. L. R. 1901-1989,
MINTY ALLEY / C.L.R. JAMES ; With a new introduction by Bernardine Evaristo. - xii, 259 pages ; 20 cm. - Black Britain: Writing back . - Black Britain: Writing back .
"It is the 1920s in the Trinidadian capital, and Haynes' world has been upended. His mother has passed away, and his carefully mapped-out future of gleaming opportunity has disappeared with her. Unable to afford his former life, he finds himself moving into Minty Alley - a bustling barrack yard teeming with energy and a spectacular cast of characters. In this sliver of West Indian working-class society, outrageous love affairs and passionate arguments are a daily fixture, and Haynes begins to slip from curious observer to the heart of the action."
9780241482667 RM 52.50
Reacher, Jack, (Fictitious character) --Fiction.
Nineteen twenties--Fiction.
Life change events--Fiction.
Social classes--Fiction.
Interpersonal relations--Fiction.
West Indies--Social life and customs--Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
823.912
MINTY ALLEY / C.L.R. JAMES ; With a new introduction by Bernardine Evaristo. - xii, 259 pages ; 20 cm. - Black Britain: Writing back . - Black Britain: Writing back .
"It is the 1920s in the Trinidadian capital, and Haynes' world has been upended. His mother has passed away, and his carefully mapped-out future of gleaming opportunity has disappeared with her. Unable to afford his former life, he finds himself moving into Minty Alley - a bustling barrack yard teeming with energy and a spectacular cast of characters. In this sliver of West Indian working-class society, outrageous love affairs and passionate arguments are a daily fixture, and Haynes begins to slip from curious observer to the heart of the action."
9780241482667 RM 52.50
Reacher, Jack, (Fictitious character) --Fiction.
Nineteen twenties--Fiction.
Life change events--Fiction.
Social classes--Fiction.
Interpersonal relations--Fiction.
West Indies--Social life and customs--Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
823.912