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Precious

Williams is of Sierra Leonean and Nigerian heritage,
although born and raised in England. She studied English Language
& Literature at Oxford. Precious: A True Story is her autobiography.

Anita-Precious Williams

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Precious: A True Story, by Tola Ositelu 11 (Review)

The story of interracial fostering in the 1970s and 1980s would be a familiar one to the many West African children temporarily left in the care of English families whilst their parents completed their studies or financially established themselves. In that sense Anita-Precious Williams’ childhood was not unique. Yet there is a place on book shelves for this compelling memoir because Anita’s experience was different from many others: her mother, Elizabeth could never make up her mind if she wanted her daughter back or not. Precious is a heartbreaking tale of a young woman trying not only to find her place in the world but also a way into her birth mother’s reluctant heart.

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