'What doctor know about our illness? Just give you pills to sick you stomach and a doctor certificate. What they know about a black woman soul?'
In North London, Del and Viv are soul-sick. Del doesn't want to be at home; staying out late - 3 p.m.-the-next-day late - is more her thing. Viv scours her schoolbooks trying to find a trace of herself between their lines. When Enid takes her daughters to the local obeah woman for some traditional Caribbean soul-healing, secrets are spilled. There's no turning back for Del, Viv and Enid as they negotiate the frictions between their countries and cultures. Two generations. Three incredible women.
Winsome Pinnock's play Leave Taking is an epic story of what we leave behind in order to find home. It premiered in 1987, and was revived at the Bush Theatre, London, in 2018, in a production directed by the Bush's Artistic Director, Madani Younis. Winsome Pinnock has written numerous plays, including Talking in Tongues, for which she won the George Devine and Pearson Best New Play Awards.
| ISBN: | 9781848427402 |
| Publication date: | 24th May 2018 |
| Author: | Winsome Pinnock |
| Publisher: | Nick Hern Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 72 pages |
| Series: | NHB Modern Plays |
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'What doctor know about our illness? Just give you pills to sick you stomach and a doctor certificate.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Leave Taking and determined it is suitable for children aged 13-14 years old
Leave Taking features in the following genres: Historical Fiction, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, PSHE: Multiculturalism, Diversity and Inclusion, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Stories about Family and Friends, Featured Books for 13+ readers, Recommendations
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Leave Taking was written by Winsome Pinnock and published by Nick Hern Books
Leave Taking has 72 pages
Yes it is part of NHB Modern Plays series
£9.89, reduced from £10.99. In Stock.
