October 2007 Debut of the Month.
Shortlisted for the Costa First Novel award, this is a delight. Set on Africa’s Gold Coast in the 1940s during the ten years leading up to Independence, it centres on two very different women, one black, one white, and their different views, particularly about what Africa means to each. It’s warm, passionate, eventful stuff, full of the politics of the period, the cruelty of Africa, the ignorance of the colonials and the exhilaration of a fascinating period. A lovely, lovely read.
Comparison: Jojo Moyes, Amitav Ghosh, Rani Manicker.
Matilda Lamptey, the Cloth Girl of the title, is fourteen years old when sophisticated black Gold Coast lawyer, Robert Bannerman, sets eyes on her and resolves to take her as his second wife. For Julie, his first wife, this is a colossal slap in the face, which she is not willing to tolerate. For Matilda it is a cruel-end to childhood.
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Matilda Lamptey, the Cloth Girl of the title, is fourteen years old when sophisticated black Gold Coast lawyer, Robert Bannerman, sets eyes on her and resolves to take her as his second wife. For Julie, his first wife, this is a colossal slap in the face, which she is not willing to tolerate.
Cloth Girl features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Debut Books of the Month, eBooks of the Month, Family Drama, Book Club Recommendations, General Fiction, Fiction, Recommendations, Romance / Relationship Stories
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Cloth Girl was written by Marilyn Heward Mills and published by Little, Brown Book Group
Cloth Girl has 561 pages
