Customer Reviews
Opinions of Bea - By: Gwyn M. Jones, 23 Dec 2009 
Fruit of the Lemon by Andrea Levy was a close cousin of her 'Smalll Island' best seller. The style & language engaged the reader very well & some of the description of the culture were very well set out. The two halves of the book - first in U.K the second in Jamaica did not fail to show the extremes of behaviour & the reader could pick up the history of the family. The second half was a little repetative of language & behaviour but I enjoyed reading.
Ok, but not as good as small island - By: Sl Hind, 04 Sep 2009 
This story was interesting but it kind of just fizzled out at the end. I was hoping for more as I reallly enjoyed 'Smalll Island'.
Vivid, feisty and warm. - By: Script Angel, 03 Jul 2009 This is a feisty yet beautifully subtle story of a woman's search for her identity. Its themes are universal & speak to anyone who has ever felt that they don't belong. The incidents which lead to Faith's identity crisis are subtlety & truthfully written.
All of the characters in the novel are vividly written with integrity, warmth & humour. Faith is a particularly engaging protagonist & provides the strength of character needed to hold our attention throughout. Her hunger for knowledge is fully imparted to the reader & she takes us with her on her journey of discovery.
An enjoyable read with some memorable moments. Thought-provoking without preaching.
Not what I had hoped for - By: Slartibartfast, 05 Jul 2008 I loved Smalll Island & was keen to read more of AL's work. It started off great, the humour, the understated points she made about family, racism, Britain..it was an interesting story, & I stayed interested up until she got to the intersections about individual members of Faith's family. And those I found increasingly dull. It'd be like me telling someone about my life & then banging on about great aunt Fanny & how she worked in a shop, or every dream I'd ever had, or why great uncle Bill had done whatever. Its not that fascinating to me, & it wouldn't be wherever she'd gone. I wanted to hear more about Faith, not random relatives, however useful they may be in illustrating cultural differences/yeah we're alll racist. In fact I'd have liked to know where Carl was going. Sorry to those who loved it, I am creaking towards the end & am not sure I'm going to make it.
Pointless - By: Sherry D Foster, 01 Aug 2007 
This book could have been so much better if the author wouldnt ve watered down insterting fillers .Long repetitive descriptive parts ,pointless dialogues.Life is too short to waste it on reading a book that could ve been easily a short story.Mrs Levy is a talented writer,in this novel she fails in intertaining ,delivering a mediocre novel.
