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In Praise of Love and Children

TaschenbuchKartoniert, Paperback
153 Seiten
Englisch
Peepal Tree Presserschienen am01.07.1996
After false starts in teaching and social work, Melda Hayley finds her mission in fostering the damaged children of the first generation of black settlers in a deeply racist Britain. But though Melda finds daily uplift in her work, her inner life starts to come apart. Her brother Arnie has married a white woman and his defection from the family and the distress Melda witnesses in the children she fosters causes her own buried wounds to weep. Melda confronts the cruelties she has suffered as the 'outside child' at the hands of her stepmother. But though the past drives Melda towards breakdown, she finds strengths there too, especially in the memories of the loving, supporting women of the yards. And there is Pa who, in his new material security in the USA, discovers a gentle caring side and teaches his family to sing in praise of love and children.Beryl Gilroy came to London over fifty years ago from Guyana. She wrote six novels, two autobiographical books and was a pioneering teacher and psychotherapist. Sadly, she died in 2000 at the age of 76.mehr

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KlappentextAfter false starts in teaching and social work, Melda Hayley finds her mission in fostering the damaged children of the first generation of black settlers in a deeply racist Britain. But though Melda finds daily uplift in her work, her inner life starts to come apart. Her brother Arnie has married a white woman and his defection from the family and the distress Melda witnesses in the children she fosters causes her own buried wounds to weep. Melda confronts the cruelties she has suffered as the 'outside child' at the hands of her stepmother. But though the past drives Melda towards breakdown, she finds strengths there too, especially in the memories of the loving, supporting women of the yards. And there is Pa who, in his new material security in the USA, discovers a gentle caring side and teaches his family to sing in praise of love and children.Beryl Gilroy came to London over fifty years ago from Guyana. She wrote six novels, two autobiographical books and was a pioneering teacher and psychotherapist. Sadly, she died in 2000 at the age of 76.
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-0-948833-89-2
ProduktartTaschenbuch
EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback
Erscheinungsjahr1996
Erscheinungsdatum01.07.1996
Seiten153 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
MasseBreite 163 mm, Höhe 208 mm, Dicke 13 mm
Gewicht195 g
Artikel-Nr.13681401
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GenreRomane Taschenbuch

Autor

Beryl Gilroy, a native of Guyana, was known as a teacher, writer, academic and psychotherapist throughout her distinguished career. Author of Black Teacher, Frangipani House, Boy Sandwich, Sunlight on Sweet Water, Gather the Faces, Inkle & Yarico, and The Green Grass Tango, Gilroy was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of London and an honorary fellowship by the Institute of Education. Gilroy died in 2001.