--- product_id: 347779882 title: "Flamingo Anita and Me" price: "€ 23.72" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 5 url: https://www.desertcart.pt/products/347779882-flamingo-anita-and-me store_origin: PT region: Portugal --- # Explores multicultural childhood & identity Debut novel by award-winning screenwriter Set in authentic 1972 British village life Flamingo Anita and Me **Price:** € 23.72 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 📖 Step into a nostalgic, multicultural childhood you didn’t know you missed! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Flamingo Anita and Me - **How much does it cost?** € 23.72 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pt](https://www.desertcart.pt/products/347779882-flamingo-anita-and-me) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **A Vivid 1970s Time Capsule:** Immerse yourself in the era of flares, glam rock, and power cuts, capturing the authentic spirit of the Black Country in 1972. - • **Award-Winning Storytelling:** From the acclaimed screenwriter of Bhaji on the Beach, delivering a narrative rich in humor, poignancy, and social insight. - • **Relatable & Thought-Provoking:** A compelling exploration of identity, family, and belonging that resonates deeply with millennial professionals balancing heritage and modern life. - • **Critically Acclaimed & Popular:** Highly rated with 4.4 stars from 323 reviews, ranking in top categories like Satire and European Literature. - • **A Unique Cross-Cultural Childhood:** Experience the heartfelt story of Meena, navigating life between Punjabi traditions and British working-class culture. ## Overview Flamingo Anita and Me is a debut novel by an award-winning screenwriter, set in 1972 in a British mining village. It tells the story of nine-year-old Meena, a Punjabi girl growing up between two cultures, capturing the humor, challenges, and warmth of childhood in a changing world. With strong critical acclaim and a 4.4-star rating, this book offers a poignant, colorful portrait of identity and belonging that resonates with readers seeking authentic, culturally rich narratives. ## Description The debut novel from the award-winning screenwriter of Bhaji on the Beach. The story of nine-year-old Meena, growing up in the only Punjabi family in the Black Country mining village of Tollington. It’s 1972. Meena is nine years old and lives in the village of Tollington, ‘the jewel of the Black Country’. She is the daughter of Indian parents who have come to England to give her a better life. As one of the few Punjabi inhabitants of her village, her daily struggle for independence is different from most. She wants fishfingers and chips, not chapati and dhal; she wants an English Christmas, not the usual interminable Punjabi festivities – but more than anything, she wants to roam the backyards of working-class Tollington with feisty Anita Rutter and her gang. Blonde, cool, aloof, outrageous and sassy, Anita is everything Meena thinks she wants to be. Meena wheedles her way into Anita’s life, but the arrival of a baby brother, teenage hormones, impending entrance exams for the posh grammar school and a motorcycling rebel without a future, threaten to turn Anita’s salad days sour. Anita and Me paints a comic, poignant, compassionate and colourful portrait of village life in the era of flares, power cuts, glam rock, decimalisation and Ted Heath. It is a unique vision of a British childhood in the Seventies, a childhood caught between two cultures, each on the brink of change. Review: Tal cual se esperaba sabiendo que era de segunda mano - Se nota que ha sido utilizado como se indica en el momento de compra, pero esta perfecto para poder leer y utilizar, muy bien calidad-precio. Review: A fantastic read that provokes thought and emotions - Merra Syal has written a lovely book to read. This book about childhood is at times earthy, at times very funny, and occasionally made feel really quite sad. Childhood is seen here as a time of exploration, learning about the world and learning about yourself over time. I loved the family portrait that she painted and the peek inside the home of family with a history and culture very different from my own. It told me things I didn't now about the horrors that immigrants experienced before arriving in 'great Britain', and left me feeling full admiration for these gentle parents who navigated their way into being a valued part of tough Northern community. It did not remind me of my childhood although I do remember being forced to wear frilly dresses prior to being able to voice my objections much to my own mothers horror. This story reminded me of how deeply children think, work things out, and make sense of what's going on around them. It did trigger memories of my own thoughts and thinking as a child which also made me smile (I was more right than I realised!). I loved reading this book and also the thinking that it prompted. ## Features - FLAMINGO ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #45,058 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #71 in Satire #387 in European Literature #566 in Psychological Thrillers | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 323 Reviews | ## Images ![Flamingo Anita and Me - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/6172iYm0v3L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tal cual se esperaba sabiendo que era de segunda mano *by C***N on 21 February 2017* Se nota que ha sido utilizado como se indica en el momento de compra, pero esta perfecto para poder leer y utilizar, muy bien calidad-precio. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A fantastic read that provokes thought and emotions *by W***T on 2 June 2017* Merra Syal has written a lovely book to read. This book about childhood is at times earthy, at times very funny, and occasionally made feel really quite sad. Childhood is seen here as a time of exploration, learning about the world and learning about yourself over time. I loved the family portrait that she painted and the peek inside the home of family with a history and culture very different from my own. It told me things I didn't now about the horrors that immigrants experienced before arriving in 'great Britain', and left me feeling full admiration for these gentle parents who navigated their way into being a valued part of tough Northern community. It did not remind me of my childhood although I do remember being forced to wear frilly dresses prior to being able to voice my objections much to my own mothers horror. This story reminded me of how deeply children think, work things out, and make sense of what's going on around them. It did trigger memories of my own thoughts and thinking as a child which also made me smile (I was more right than I realised!). I loved reading this book and also the thinking that it prompted. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Tolle Geschichte schön erzählt *by R***H on 7 April 2013* Die Geschichte von Meena hat mich gleich in ihren Bann gezogen. Sie beobachtet das alltägliche Leben sehr hellsichtig und behandelt Themen, die wohl alle Menschen in ihrer Jugend bewegt haben. 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