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001			on1037896081
003			OCoLC
005			20181203021055.0
008			180516s2018 nyu 000 1 eng
010			_a 2018022706
040			_aDLC _beng _erda _cDLC _dBDX _dYDX _dORX _dSXP _dUAP _dNFG
019			_a1020460869
020			_a9781250305176 _q(trade pbk.)
020			_a1250305179 _q(trade pbk.)
035			_a(OCoLC)1037896081 _z(OCoLC)1020460869
042			_apcc
092			_aDonkor, _bMichael
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aDonkor, Michael, _eauthor. _9366286
245	1	0	_aHousegirl / _cMichael Donkor.
246	3		_aHouse girl
250			_aFirst U.S. edition.
263			_a1808
264		1	_aNew York : _bPicador, _c2018.
300			_a308 pages ; _c22 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_aOriginally published in Great Britain as HOLD by 4th Estate, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
520			_aA moving and unexpectedly funny exploration of friendship and family, shame and forgiveness, Michael Donkor's debut novel follows three adolescent girls grappling with a shared experience: the joys and sorrows of growing up. Belinda knows how to follow the rules. As a housegirl, she has learned the right way to polish water glasses, to wash and fold a hundred handkerchiefs, and to keep a tight lid on memories of the village she left behind when she came to Kumasi. Mary is still learning the rules. Eleven-years-old and irrepressible, the young housegirl-in-training is the little sister Belinda never had. Amma has had enough of the rules. A straight-A student at her exclusive London school, she has always been the pride of her Ghanaian parents--until now. Watching their once-confident teenager grow sullen and wayward, they decide that sensible Belinda is the shining example Amma needs. So Belinda must leave Mary behind as she is summoned from Ghana to London, where she tries to impose order on her unsettling new world. As summer turns to autumn, Belinda and Amma are surprised to discover common ground. But when the cracks in their defenses open up, the secrets they have both been holding tightly threaten to seep out.
650		0	_aHousehold employees _vFiction. _927529
650		0	_aChildren of immigrants _vFiction. _995748
650		0	_aFriendship _vFiction. _9379263
651		0	_aLondon (England) _vFiction. _94168
651		0	_aGhana _vFiction. _954012
994			_aC0 _bNFG
999			_c278677 _d278677