![]() ![]() The arresting voice of the title character Little Bee, a sixteen-year-old Nigerian girl seeking political asylum in the United Kingdom, is the beating heart of this gorgeous novel, and its poetry and humor have an enveloping rhythm.įurther down the first page, Little Bee says, “A pound coin can be serious too. As an acquiring editor, it’s my ideal, each time I open a submission, to check those boxes and be open to falling in love. ![]() You’re buoyed by voice, by character, by story. Everyone would be pleased to see me coming.”-the world fell away.Įvery reader knows the sensation of falling for a book. When I received the submission Little Bee by British author Chris Cleave in 2007 and read the first lines-“Most days I wish I was a British pound coin instead of an African girl. ![]()
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