Push

Paperback Published on: 05/02/1998
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Synopsis

This is the story of Precious Jones, a sixteen-year-old illiterate black girl who has never been out of Harlem. She is pregnant by her own father for the second time, and kicked out of school when that pregnancy becomes obvious. Placed in an alternative teaching programme, she learns to read and write. This is Precious's diary, in which she honestly records her relationships and life.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Vintage Publishing
  • ISBN: 9780749395049
  • Number of pages: 192
  • Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 13 mm
  • Weight: 138g

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Push
Raw, intense writing
A short novel, just over 150 pages by a debut author. This is raw, shocking, intense, disturbing yet compelling, passionate and very very moving. At first ... READ MORE
Anne Cater