Flood, Alison (20 June 2011). "Andrea Levy wins Walter Scott prize". The Guardian . Retrieved 15 February 2019. Gulliver, John (15 March 2019). "Africa's 'new daughters' celebrated in a new anthology". Camden New Journal. Lemons have been cultivated for thousands of years, and they were used by ancient Egyptians to prevent kidney stones from forming. Lemons are an excellent source of vitamin C, folate, potassium and calcium.

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Lemon juice has antibacterial and antifungal properties. The plant compounds in lemon juice concentrate effectively inhibited the growth of salmonella, staphylococcus, and candida infections in one study. It was also effective against one particular antibiotic-resistant bacteria that causes pneumonia and blood infections. Levy's latest publication is Six Stories and an Essay, a collection of short stories that she has written over her career, along with an essay where she talks about her Caribbean heritage and the motivation this has given her to write. Levy was married to Bill Mayblin. [1] She died on 14 February 2019, aged 62, [3] after living with metastatic breast cancer for 15 years, and her ashes were buried on the eastern side of Highgate Cemetery. [1] Awards and honours [ edit ]Busby, Margaret (9 March 2019). "From Ayòbámi Adébáyò to Zadie Smith: meet the New Daughters of Africa". The Guardian. The lemon is a bright yellow citrus fruit. It has its distinctive sour taste because it’s rich in citric acid. It comes from the flowering plant family Rutaceae, and its scientific name is Citrus limon. Lawless, Jill (9 July 2005). " 'Marginal' to mainstream". The Gazette. Montreal, Canada. Associated Press. p.114 . Retrieved 15 February 2019– via Newspapers.com.

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At the same time, on the home front, her parents deliver a different kind of blow. They are, they say, considering returning home to Jamaica — not just for a visit but for good. To which Faith can only respond, “Why Jamaica? Why is Jamaica home?” In test-tube studies, many compounds from lemons have killed cancer cells. However, they may not have the same effect on the human body ( 32, 33, 34).Foster, Aisling. "On Being British". Review of Every Light in the House Burnin', by Andrea Levy. The Independent. 27 November 1994: 38. You offered!' I shouted, then added, 'What do you need them for anyway?' At which my dad did the strangest thing. He blushed. Then silently gave me three more boxes. But as I left the cellar he said, 'Don't come askin' me for any more'. Recent studies in rats show that the plant compounds hesperidin and diosmin may have beneficial effects on some key risk factors for heart disease ( 25, 26, 27). Prevention of kidney stones Lemon juice is not part of cancer treatment. But scientists have found tiny nanoparticles in lemon juice that – in lab tests on cells – inhibited cell reproduction and activated cancer cell death. This is extremely early research that’s more about searching for new cancer treatments and isn’t based on the lemon juice you’d get in your diet. Levy was born in Archway, north London, [9] "the fourth, and baby, of the family, by a long way". [6] She grew up on a council estate in Highbury, also in north London, and had a typical working-class upbringing. [10] [11] She attended Highbury Hill Grammar School [1] and studied textile design and weaving at Middlesex Polytechnic. [10] Career [ edit ]