The White Family - by Maggie Gee (Paperback)

About the Book

This ambitious, groundbreaking novel takes on the taboo subject of racial hatred within British society.

Book Synopsis

"Outstanding . . . tender, sexy and alarming."--Jim Crace

When Alfred White, patriarch of the White family, collapses at work, his wife, May, and their three disparate children find themselves confronting issues they would rather ignore. Maggie Gee skillfully weaves a narrative that reminds us that racism not only devastates the lives of its victims, but also those of its perpetrators.

Maggie Gee is the first female chair of the Royal Society of Literature and lives in London. The White Family was shortlisted for the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction and the IMPAC Award. The Flood was longlisted for the Orange Prize.

Review Quotes

'Maggie Gee's book takes flight . . . her writing maintains a careful balance between realism and allegory, and the result is wrenching, not least because she dares to end the novel with the possibility of redemption.' New York Times- 'Courageous, honest,

About the Author

Maggie Gee was one of Granta's 'Best of Young British Novelists' in 1983. Her other books include My Cleaner, The Flood and Light Years (Saqi).The Ice People will be published by Telegram Books in the US in 2008. She is chair of the Royal Society of Literature.