The Day I Fell Off My Island

Coming-of-age debut novel, by the mother of Zadie Smith, about a young Jamaican girl faced with the trauma of immigration, estrangement from her family, and the emotional upheaval of moving to London in the 1960s.

About the author

Yvonne Bailey-Smith was was born in Jamaica in 1954 and immigrated to the UK in 1969. She trained and worked first as a social worker before becoming a psychotherapist. She is also a Water Aid Supporter and passionate about providing clean water and sanitation in developing countries. She is the mother of three children: novelist Zadie Smith; actor, musician and children's book author Ben Bailey Smith; and lyricist and writer LucSkyz. She lives in Willesden in London NW2.

Summary

A coming-of-age debut novel, by the mother of Zadie Smith, about a young Jamaican girl faced with the trauma of immigration, estrangement from her family, and the emotional upheaval of moving to London in the 1960s.

Product details

• Authors: Yvonne Bailey-Smith
• Publisher: Myriad Editions
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2022
• EAN: 9781838386047
• ISBN: 978-1-83838-604-7
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 125 mm x 30 mm x 205 mm
• Weight: 330 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Fiction > Narrative literature > Contemporary literature (from 1945)