October 13, 2021
Book Review: The Lonely Londoners
A fascinating, lyrical account of the life of the Caribbean immigrants in London in the 1950s. It captured the daily essence of what it was to come to this lonely, impersonal city, where they often feel and are made to feel like unwelcome outsiders.
The book is funny and honest. It does a great job of depicting the inane conversations that occur among men, and how concerns of work and avoiding starvation mix in with considerations of meeting girls and having a good time.
The landscape of London is timelessly recognisable, through the eyes of the immigrant group getting to know the city. It is made impossibly familiar by the ‘head down, fight to survive’ mentality that grips it.
London, United Kingdom