To fill a yellow house

Title:

To fill a yellow house

Author:

Anie, Sussie, 1994- author.

ISBN:

9781474621694

9781474621700

9781474621724

Physical Description:

374 pages ; 23 cm

Summary:

"The high street is dying and, with it, Rupert's charity shop, The Chest of Small Wonders, which he has run for decades. Most people won't miss it. But for teenager Kwasi, the Chest is a refuge he can't live without, where he finds respite from school bullies and a house filled with his inescapable Ghanaian aunties, who may or may not have overstayed their visas... Rupert is a man whose house feels too empty. Since the loss of his wife he has tried to hold on to the happiness they shared but has only managed to numb the pain. Kwasi and Rupert forge an unlikely friendship, finding solace in the Chest and in one another's company. But as the years pass and tensions escalate around them, they each face difficult choices and are forced to reconsider all they thought they knew."--Provided by publisher.

Genre:

Domestic fiction.

Bildungsromans.

Subject:

Intergenerational relations -- Fiction.

Interracial friendship -- Fiction.

Thrift shops -- Fiction.

Ghanaians -- England -- London -- Fiction.

London (England) -- Fiction.

England -- London.

Domestic fiction.

Bildungsromans.

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Library	Collection	Material Type	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
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Summary

'Nothing short of a joy' Caleb Azumah Nelson, author of Open Water When Kwasi and his family move abruptly from one side of London to the other, he sets out to explore his new home. Escaping the watchful eyes of Ma and Da and his irrepressible Aunties, he discovers the local high street and a hidden river. Back at the yellow house, he spends hours drawing, distracting himself from thoughts of the new school that awaits.As the years pass, the high street remains a source of fascination for Kwasi. But behind the ever-changing shopfronts, it's a different story. Business is slow and times are getting tougher. Widower Rupert has been trying to hold on to the dreams he and his wife poured into their eclectic charity shop, The Chest of Small Wonders, but now he is close to giving up.One October night, Kwasi finds himself in trouble and takes refuge in the Chest, and an unexpected friendship begins. As he and Rupert unite to save the shop, they each find a sense of belonging. But old patterns are hard to change, and as tensions around them escalate, difficult choices lie ahead.Lyrical, witty, moving and timely, To Fill a Yellow House is a story of community, friendship and the power of creativity and connection. It is as vibrant and surprising as the city it is set in and marks the arrival of a bright and bold new talent.

Author Notes

Sussie Anie is a British-Ghanaian writer, born in London in 1994. Her writing has been published in Lolwe , and was shortlisted for the 2020 White Review Short Story Prize. She has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia, where she was the recipient of the 2018-19 Kowitz Scholarship. To Fill a Yellow House is her debut novel.