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PENGUIN MODERN CLASSICS IN THE DITCH - BUCHI ...

'Sad  sonorous  occasionally hilarious  an extraordinary first novel' Washington Post 'Striking
. . . brings sexism and classism into equal focus' The Paris ReviewAdah is a single mother of
five  living in a dank  crumbling housing estate for 'problem families'  avoiding the rats and
rubbish. It's not quite the new start in London she had planned. As she navigates the
complicated welfare system that keeps her trapped in poverty  can she cling to her dream of a
better life  and find somewhere that feels like home?Buchi Emecheta's scorching debut novel
drew on her own experiences to paint a moving picture of hope  unexpected friendship  and
survival.In the Ditch joins The Joys of Motherhood and Second-Class Citizen in Penguin Modern
Classics  with a bespoke cover design from Turner Prize-winning artist Chris Ofili.'Buchi
Emecheta was the foremother of black British women's writing' Bernardine Evaristo

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