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Small Island

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Originally published 2004
Authors Andrea Levy
Publishers Headline Publishing Group
Country United Kingdom
Adaptations Small Island
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About Small Island


Small Island is a 2004 prize-winning novel by British author Andrea Levy, her fourth novel. It was published by Headline Review to critical success, being described in The Guardian by Mike Phillips as Levy's "big book". Levy herself said in 2004: "When I started Small Island I didn't intend to write about the war.

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... 5C figure is seen as particularly important for developing states and Small Island nations, who fear that going beyond this level of warming would see the oceans rise to swallow their homes...

Bears, birds and kangaroos: Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards

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... " When I noticed this Egyptian goose flying to this Small Island, I immediately focused on the avocet, knowing that it was going to charge in and see off the goose...

Norwegian family finds Viking-era relics while looking for earring

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... Experts believe the artefacts were used in the ninth-century burial of a woman on the Small Island of Jomfruland...

Lampedusa: Inside the camp at the heart of Europe's migrant surge

Lampedusa: Inside the camp at the heart of Europe's migrant surge
Sep 23,2023 1:11 pm

... " I m not the one who can decide a solution because I m just the mayor of a Small Island, " says Mr Mannino...

When a 'fire hurricane' hit, Maui's warning sirens never sounded

When a 'fire hurricane' hit, Maui's warning sirens never sounded
Aug 13,2023 11:31 pm

... In the absence of official identifications, most are learning of their dead neighbours and loved ones through Maui s so-called " coconut wire" the Small Island s robust whisper network...

Climate change: Shipping agrees net-zero goal but critics chide deal

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Jul 7,2023 6:31 am

... Small Island states have welcomed the plan but green groups are furious...

Extreme weather more common but less deadly

Extreme weather more common but less deadly
May 22,2023 10:20 am

... However, the least developed countries and Small Island states suffered much higher costs in relation to the size of their economies, the WMO said...

Harry blames press intrusion for Chelsy break-up

Harry blames press intrusion for Chelsy break-up
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... This included journalists booking into a hotel in Bazaruto, a Small Island off the coast of Mozambique, where Harry and Ms Davy had tried to escape to in order to " enjoy some peace and quiet" the document reads...

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