5-408: The Orchid House is the title of: The Orchid House (novel) , written by Phyllis Shand Allfrey in 1953; The Orchid House (TV serial) , a television programme based on it, directed by Horace Ové and broadcast on Britain's Channel 4 in 1991 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
10-410: Is a book published in 1953 and the only novel written by Dominican writer Phyllis Shand Allfrey . It is considered "a pioneering work of Caribbean literature". The Orchid House is a fictionalized account of Allfrey's early life, narrated by an old Black nurse Lally from Montserrat . It was turned into a highly acclaimed film for British television. Originally published by Constable & Co. , it
15-482: The novel appeared in 1996. A French-language version, La Maison des Orchidées , appeared in 1954. Summarized in an Introduction by Lizabeth Paravisini-Gebert, "The novel, as narrated by the old nurse Lally, revolves around the return of three Creole sisters to their native island after years abroad: Stella, drawn to the lush tropical by an impassioned yearning; Joan, a grass-roots political activist in London; and Natalie,
20-494: The title The Orchid House . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Orchid_House&oldid=1025919455 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The Orchid House (novel) The Orchid House
25-427: Was reissued in 1982 by Virago Press , and reprinted in 1991 at the time its Channel 4 television adaptation of the same name came out (directed by Horace Ové with Casting Director John Hubbard and starring Elizabeth Hurley , Madge Sinclair , Diana Quick , Kate Buffery , Lennox Honychurch , British painter and grand-niece of Phyllis Shand Allfrey, Lindy Allfrey and Frances Barber . An American edition of
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