Annie John

Kincaid, Jamaica

An adored only child, Annie has until recently lived a peaceful and content life. She is inseparable from her beautiful mother, a powerful and influential presence, who sits at the very centre of the little girl’s existence. Loved and cherished, Annie grows and thrives within her mother’s shadow.
When she turns twelve, however, Annie’s life changes, in ways that are often mysterious to her. She begins to question the cultural assumptions of her island world; at school she makes rebellious friends and frequently challenges authority; and most frighteningly, her mother, seeing Annie as a ‘young lady’, ceases to be the source of unconditional adoration and takes on the new and unfamiliar guise of adversary.

A haunting and tragicomic tale of the end of childhood, Annie John is told with Jamaica Kincaid’s trademark candour and complexity, and is a true coming-of-age classic.

Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.

Kustantaja: UKBooks
Sidosasu:
ean: 9781529077124
Ilmestymisvuosi: 2023
Kirjastoluokka: 84.5 Kaunokirjallisuus
Hyllypaikka (Sivullinen kirjakauppa): huhtikuu 24 UKF fictio kirjahylly