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Grandma's journey: Olivia and Olivia
81 year old Olivia left her native Jamaica 52 years and came to Britain. She brought up nine children and worked hard to make a successful life, home and family in a new country.
Her early years in Jamaica were not easy - her mother died young and her father left her in the care of relatives. In her conversation she talks to her 19-year-old granddaughter Olivia, who was named after her, and explains what life was like when she was a teenager.
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Capturing the nation in conversation. Conversations about families.
The Listening Project - 2012 - Full Collection—The Listening Project
Capturing the nation in conversation
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