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.
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- Authors:
- Kincaid, Jamaica
- Year Published:
- 2022
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Paperback
- ISBN:
- 9781529077124
- Number of Pages:
- 160
- Publication Date:
- 07/07/2022
- Publisher:
- Pan Macmillan
- Series:
- Picador Collection
- Place of Publication:
- London
- SKU:
- 9781529077124