Thelma Wheatley – Tamarind Sky (retail) (epub)
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Name: Thelma Wheatley – Tamarind Sky (retail) (epub)
Format: epub
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Title: Tamarind Sky
Author: Thelma Wheatley
Language: English
Year: 2020
Subjects: N/A
Publisher: Inanna Publications
ISBN: 9788381158558
Total pages: N/A
Description:
When British immigrant Selena Jones marries Aidan Gilmor, a Sinhalese-Eurasian – part British – from Sri Lanka in the 1960s in Toronto, a passionate clash of culture ensues. Selena’s mother in Wales is horrified when Selena brings Aidan home to Wales for the wedding. Back in Toronto, Selena faces further prejudice and disapproval of her "mixed marriage," despite Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s new "multiculturalism," which was being encouraged but also resented. She is shocked not only by the reaction of neighbours but by the teachers at the all-White school in Toronto where she teaches, and she pretends that Aidan is a White Canadian. When two poor West Indian and two East Indian children from a new government housing project nearby unexpectedly arrive at the school, Selena is forced to take a stand in their defence. Gradually she learns to face her fears and confront racism. She is drawn into a deeper understanding of her Sri Lankan family, and especially of her…
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