The orchid house
by Allfrey, P. Shand, (Phyllis Shand)
Three white Creole girls grow up under the supervision of Lally, their Black nurse. To survive, the girls must leave this island of Dominica for the cold northern lands of England and America. They must return, however, to their past, to the orchid house and to the man they love.
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- Full title :The orchid house / P. Shand Allfrey ; with a new afterword by Elaine Campbell.
Summary
Three white Creole girls grow up under the supervision of Lally, their Black nurse. To survive, the girls must leave this island of Dominica for the cold northern lands of England and America. They must return, however, to their past, to the orchid house and to the man they love.
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- Publication Date:1991, ©1953.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Virago
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:1991, ©1953.
Notes
"Reprinted ... 1991"--Title page verso
"First published in Great Britain by Constable and Co. Ltd 1953,"
Has been dramatised for channel 4. -- Cf. back cover.
The Physical Object
- Description:[vi], 246 pages ; : 20 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:1853813389, 9781853813382
- oclc:ocm27762748
- LC Classification:PR6001.L673
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