Uriah's War

by Andrea Levy

Written to mark the centenary of the outbreak of WWI, this new short story by multi-award-winning, million copy bestselling author Andrea Levy tells the tale of two Jamaican service men in that conflict.

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First published January 1, 2014

About the author

Andrea Levy was an English novelist, born in London to Jamaican parents. Her novels chronicled the experiences of the post-World War II generation of Jamaican immigrants in Britain. She was one of the first black British authors to achieve both critical and commercial success. Her novel Small Island won several major literary prizes: the Orange Prize for women's fiction, the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and the Whitbread Book of the Year award.

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Reviews

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn’t realise how short this book was it was good read but I see how the characters and story could have been developed into a longer tale

[Trish · Rating 4 out of 5]

Incredibly important

An extremely short book which addresses an important but often overlooked subject of the contribution Caribbean soldiered made during the World Wars.

This book has encouraged me to do further reading and research

[David Highton · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very short story highlighting the role of Jamaican soldiers in the British West Indies regiment in WWI. And the discrimination they suffered.

[Tyice · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good

Good read. As said short story wish was longer as it’s very interesting. But a very good read none the less

[Amanda Lambert · Rating 3 out of 5]

I didn't realise quite how short this book was. I would have liked it to be longer.

[Cquearney · Rating 3 out of 5]

There's a fantastic novel here - too short a short story I am sad to say.

[Wendy Patrick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mans inhumanity to man !

[Howard Jackson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short but well crafted.