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by Valerie Mason-John (Author) "I could have been born and raised in Africa ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Serpent's Tail (28 April 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1852428910
  • ISBN-13: 978-1852428914
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 478,366 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The Barnardo's good times are shattered by the sudden visits of her mother, who she calls Wumni and with whom she goes to live in a London highrise. Wumni's method of refashioning Pauline into a dutiful African child is literally to knock the English out of her. But survive she does...

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4.0 out of 5 stars Revealing, 6 Nov 2007
By Mahogany "MC" (London UK) - See all my reviews
This book engaged me immediately. Written in a real matter of fact style yet carefully crafted to pull you into Pauline's young mind - a little wierd at times.

The story throws up a number of political/social grenades, makes me wonder if we can ever get the care system right.

I'd have given it five stars but the end left me hanging and wanting more.

A page turner, well worth a read.
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