No place to call home : a novel / J.J. Bola.
A tale of love, loss, identity, and belonging, No Place to Call Home tells the story of a family who fled to the United Kingdom from their native Congo to escape political violence under the dictator, Le Maréchal. Their young son Jean starts at a new school and struggles to fit in. An unlikely friendship gets him into a string of sticky situations, eventually leading to a suspension. At home, his parents pressure him to focus on school and get his act together, to behave more like his star-student little sister. As the family tries to integrate into and navigate modern British society while holding on to their roots and culture, they meet Tonton, a womanizer who loves alcohol and parties. Much to Jean’s father’s dismay, after losing his job, Tonton moves in with them. He introduces the family — via his church where colorful characters congregate — to a familiar community of fellow countrypeople, making them feel slightly less alone. Just as the family begins to settle, a threat to their future — to their very presence in their adopted home — looms.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781628728873 (hc)
- Physical Description: 286 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Arcade Publishing, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2018.
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Subject: | Refugees > Great Britain > Fiction. Congolese (Democratic Republic) > Great Britain > Fiction. |
Genre: | Domestic fiction. |
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Smithers Public Library | F BOL (Text) | 35101011019788 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |