Introduction 1
Chapter One Loss of Home of the Black in Slavery 29
1．The Author's Purpose to Revisit the Past of Slavery 30
2．A Brief History of Britain's Involvement in Slavery 37
3．Slavery in Phillips's Fiction 45
4．Legacy of Slavery in Phillips's Non-fiction 79
Chapter Two Seeking"England Dream"of the Migrants 88
1．The Windrush Generation Migration 90
2．The Vexing Question"Where are you from?" 93
3．Migratory Patterns in Phillips's Fiction 97
3.1 In Search of a New Start 98
3.2 Escaping War and Persecution 108
3.3 Seeking Employment 118
4．The Fate of River Crossers 122
4.1 The Exclusion of the Mother Country 123
4.2 The Encounter of the Home Returning 125
5．The Atlantic Home 133
Chapter Three The White River Crossers 138
1．A Brief History of European River Crossings 139
2．A Passage to"Land of Darkness" 143
2.1 A Passage to Identity 144
2.2 Quest for the Lost Self 155
3．Exiles at Home 165
3.1 Shaking off the Shackles of Manus 166
3.2 Victims of Racism 176
4．The White Problem 181
Chapter Four Crossings in Phillips's Narrative 188
1．Polyphony 191
2．Master Narrative versus Slave Narrative 199
3．Ventriloquism 207
4．Intertextuality 211
5．Travel Writing 215
Conclusion 222
Bibliography 228
中文参考文献 249
后记 251