Anita and Me

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Cross-cultural coming of age through friendship.

Anita and Me is a heartwarming and humorous novel that depicts the story of a young girl from an Indian family trying to fit in with her working-class British community during the ’70s. Meena, the protagonist, is attracted to the wild and rebellious Anita and her gang. This book is perfect for readers who are interested in coming-of-age stories that provide a unique perspective and celebrate the beauty of multiculturalism.

  • Orange Prize Nominee for Fiction Longlist (1997)
  • Betty Trask Award (1996)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Anita and Me

Regular price RM44.81 MYR
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ISBN: 9780006548768
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: RM75.82 MYR
Authors: Meera Syal
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date of Publication: 2004-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Young Adult
Goodreads rating: 3.7
(rated by 2839 readers)

Description

Like every nine-year-old girl, Meena can’t wait to grow up and break free from her parents but as the daughter of the only Punjabi family in the mining village of Tollington, her struggle for independence is different from most. She wants fishfingers and chips, not just chapati and dhal; she wants an English Christmas, not the usual interminable Punjabi festivities – but more than anything, more than mini-skirts and the freedom to watch Opportunity Knocks, Meena wants to roam the backyards of working-class Tollington with feisty Anita Rutter and her gang.Written with great warmth and fun and just a hint of wistfulness, Anita and Me is a unique vision of a British childhood in the Sixties, a childhood caught between two cultures, each on the brink of change.
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Cross-cultural coming of age through friendship.

Anita and Me is a heartwarming and humorous novel that depicts the story of a young girl from an Indian family trying to fit in with her working-class British community during the ’70s. Meena, the protagonist, is attracted to the wild and rebellious Anita and her gang. This book is perfect for readers who are interested in coming-of-age stories that provide a unique perspective and celebrate the beauty of multiculturalism.

  • Orange Prize Nominee for Fiction Longlist (1997)
  • Betty Trask Award (1996)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.