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- catalog abstract ""This ambitious, groundbreaking novel takes on the taboo subject of racial hatred as it looks for the roots of violence within the family and within British society. The Whites are an ordinary British family. Alfred White, a London park keeper, still rules his home with fierce conviction and inarticulate tenderness. May, his clever, passive wife loves Alfred but conspires against him. Their three children are no longer close; the elder son has left for America and the youngest son is a virulent racist. The daughter is involved in an interracial relationship with a black social worker. When the father's sudden illlness forces the children to come together, their deep fears and prejudices come to the surface, raising issues about kinship, trust, and hatred"--Publisher's description.".
- catalog contributor b12524035.
- catalog coverage "London (England) Fiction.".
- catalog coverage "London (England) Race relations Fiction.".
- catalog created "2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
- catalog description ""This ambitious, groundbreaking novel takes on the taboo subject of racial hatred as it looks for the roots of violence within the family and within British society. The Whites are an ordinary British family. Alfred White, a London park keeper, still rules his home with fierce conviction and inarticulate tenderness. May, his clever, passive wife loves Alfred but conspires against him. Their three children are no longer close; the elder son has left for America and the youngest son is a virulent racist. The daughter is involved in an interracial relationship with a black social worker. When the father's sudden illlness forces the children to come together, their deep fears and prejudices come to the surface, raising issues about kinship, trust, and hatred"--Publisher's description.".
- catalog extent "416 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "White family.".
- catalog identifier "0863563805".
- catalog isFormatOf "White family.".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "London : Saqi,".
- catalog relation "White family.".
- catalog spatial "London (England) Fiction.".
- catalog spatial "London (England) Race relations Fiction.".
- catalog subject "823.914 21".
- catalog subject "PR6057.E247 W55 2002".
- catalog subject "Racism Fiction.".
- catalog title "The White family / Maggie Gee.".
- catalog type "Domestic fiction.".
- catalog type "text".