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By Maggie Gee

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“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...

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Fiction Literature Fiction Subjects World Fiction Politics & Social Issues - Fiction English, Scottish, & Welsh Fiction Prejudice - Fiction Race Relations - Fiction English Fiction - 21st Century 2004 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award Shortlist 2002 Orange Prize Shortlist Fiction Awards International Dublin Literary Award Previous Shortlists - International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award British Literary Awards Women's Prize for Fiction (formerly the Orange Prize for Fiction)Previous Shortlists - Women's Prize for Fiction