This book is all about the search for identity—not just as kids, but in life. It shows what happens when you don’t really have a firm sense of who you are.
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How do we become who we are ? Can we ever truly escape our origins ? Must we dance to the music of our time ? Set in London, New York and West Africa, Swing Time is about two brown girls from Willesden who dream of being dancers. Only one - Tracey - has the talent. But the other has ideas which take her further than she could ever have imagined. It is a story of finding happiness in the meanest of places and feeling sad when all around you are happy. It's about the choices we make and the choices made for us. Above all, it's a tale of the friendships that anchor us, define us, change us for ever.
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Swing Time, Zadie Smith
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- Released
- 2017
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- Title
- Swing Time
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Zadie Smith
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Released
- 2017
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0241980267
- ISBN13
- 9780241980262
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Music Theme, Family, Contemporary Fiction, Friendship, England, Literary Fiction, Great Britain, English Literature, Parenthood, Africa, London, Race, Racism, Childhood, Dreams, Identity, Poverty, Dance, Emancipation, Development Aid
- First published
- 2016
- Original title
- Swing Time
- Rating
- 3.55 out of 5
- Description
- How do we become who we are ? Can we ever truly escape our origins ? Must we dance to the music of our time ? Set in London, New York and West Africa, Swing Time is about two brown girls from Willesden who dream of being dancers. Only one - Tracey - has the talent. But the other has ideas which take her further than she could ever have imagined. It is a story of finding happiness in the meanest of places and feeling sad when all around you are happy. It's about the choices we make and the choices made for us. Above all, it's a tale of the friendships that anchor us, define us, change us for ever.