Levy, Andrea

Andrea Levy was born in England to Jamaican parents. Her fourth novel, "Small Island", won the Whitbread Book of the Year Award, the Orange Prize for Fiction: Best of the Best, and the Commonwealth Writer s Prize. The television adaptation of her novel won an International Emmy for best TV movie/miniseries. She is also the author of "The Long Song", shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and "Fruit of the Lemon", among others. She lives in London.