A Patch of Blue
by Elizabeth Kata
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A black man, for whom life had been pain, struggle, and sometimes terror, falls in love with a blind white girl.Tags
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A hard hitting story about how guilt turns to hate - of self and others, especially the victim of one's stupidity, of hope and reality. And how politics destroys lives.
This is a replacement copy for an old Penguin I loved, but the title changed. My original copy was called "Be Ready with Bells and Drums". I was also under the impression that the book was set in Sydney Australia, but according to the blurb on this copy it is set in New York. I loved this book as a teenager.
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Peacock Books (113)
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- Canonical title
- A Patch of Blue
- Original title
- Be Ready with Bells and Drums; A Patch of Blue
- Original publication date
- 1961
- People/Characters
- Selina D'Arcey; Rose-Ann D'Arcey; Ole Pa; Gordon Ralfe; Mr. Faber; Yanek Faber (show all 9); Sadie; Mark Ralfe; Mrs. Favaloro
- Important places
- New York, New York, USA; Central Park, New York, New York, USA
- Related movies
- A Patch of Blue (1965 | IMDb)
- First words
- If I hear a person say, 'Man! That's a blue sky—for sure,' I know exactly how the sky looks.
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- Members
- 284
- Popularity
- 113,038
- Reviews
- 3
- Rating
- (3.90)
- Languages
- English, Norwegian
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 21
- ASINs
- 18
