A Taste of Honey
1956
First Published
3.62
Average Rating
96
Number of Pages
Jo, the teenage heroine who lives in a filthy tenement bedsitter, is deserted by her nagging peroxided mother, who is unaware that her daughter is pregnant by a black sailor. Jo's greatest fear is that her illegitimate baby might be mentally deficient like her own father. To soothe, clean and cook for her is Geof, an effeminate art student, with whom she makes a temporary home. Bruised by insensitivity and rejection, the boy and girl find a very real comfort in each other.
Avg Rating
3.62
Number of Ratings
4,439
5 STARS
19%
4 STARS
38%
3 STARS
31%
2 STARS
10%
1 STARS
3%
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Author
Shelagh Delaney
Author · 4 books
A British playwright, best known for her debut work, A Taste of Honey.
