Coming to England Audiobook Libro.fm

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The 25th anniversary edition of Baroness Floella Benjamins classic memoir Coming to England With a foreword by the author and some additional historical information this is the incredible story of Floellas journey from Trinidad to London as part of the Windrush generation to the House of Lords It is gloriously illustrated throughout by Joelle Avelino perfect for readers aged 9

Floella Benjamin was just a young girl when she her sister and two brothers arrived in England in 1960 to join their parents whom they had not seen for fifteen months They had left their island home of Trinidad to make a new life in London part of a whole generation of West Indians who were encouraged to move to Britain and help rebuild the country after the Second World War

Reunited with her mother Floella was too overwhelmed at first to care about the cold weather and the noise and dirt from the traffic But as her new life began she was shocked and distressed by the rejection she experienced She soon realized that the only way to survive was to work twice as hard and be twice as good as anyone else

This inspirational story is a powerful reminder of how courage and determination can overcome adversity