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More copies of this ISBN:Lucyby Jamaica Kincaid
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The coming-of-age story of one of Jamaica Kincaid's most admired creations--newly available in paperback Lucy, a teenage girl from the West Indies, comes to North America to work as an au pair for Lewis and Mariah and their four children. Lewis and Mariah are a thrice-blessed couple--handsome, rich, and seemingly happy. Yet, alomst at once, Lucy begins to notice cracks in their beautiful facade. With mingled anger and compassion, Lucy scrutinizes the assumptions and verities of her employers' world and compares them with the vivid realities of her native place. Lucy has no illusions about her own past, but neither is she prepared to be deceived about where she presently is. At the same time that Lucy is coming to terms with Lewis's and Mariah's lives, she is also unravelling the mysteries of her own sexuality. Gradually a new person unfolds: passionate, forthright, and disarmingly honest. In Lucy, Jamaica Kincaid has created a startling new character possessed with adamantine clearsightedness and ferocious integrity--a captivating heroine for our time. Review:"In this her second novel, Kincaid has created a delightful heroine in the person of Lucy, a young West Indian woman. Recently arrived in New York, Lucy works as an au pair for a happily well-off family. She feels she should begrudge them their priviledged existence, so remote from her own upbringing, but, to her astonishment, she finds herself fascinated by Mariah, Lewis, and their four blond daughters. Lucy tells her story in a voice trembling with defiance and vulnerability. Yet a quiet beauty creeps into her irony; awe softens her contempt. When cracks appear in the American dream she stays to comfort the abandoned Mariah before moving into a shabby apartment of her own. As she begins to find herself in this new life, she grows to realize that the past cannot be cast aside like a piece of old clothing; that it will always be with her in the present; and, despite everything, she will always love her mother." Reviewed by Andrew Witmer, Virginia Quarterly Review (Copyright 2006 Virginia Quarterly Review) Review:"Cool and fierce . . . The toughness and elegance of Kincaid's writing is all that one could want." (Susanna Moore, The Washington Post Book World) Synopsis:Lucy, a teenage girl from the West Indies, comes to North America to work as an au pair for Lewis and Mariah and their four children. Lewis and Mariah are a thrice-blessed couple — handsome, rich, and seemingly happy. Yet, almost at once, Lucy begins to notice cracks in their beautiful facade. With mingled anger and compassion, Lucy scrutinizes the assumptions and verities of her employers' world and compares them with the vivid realities of her native place. Lucy has no illusions about her own past, but neither is she prepared to be deceived about where she presently is.<P>At the same time that Lucy is coming to terms with Lewis's and Mariah's lives, she is also unraveling the mysteries of her own sexuality. Gradually a new person unfolds: passionate, forthright, and disarmingly honest. In Lucy, Jamaica Kincaid has created a startling character possessed with adamantine clear-sightedness and ferocious integrity — a captivating heroine for our time. About the AuthorJamaica Kincaid was born in St. John's, Antigua. Her books include At the Bottom of the River, Annie John, Lucy, A Small Place, The Autobiography of My Mother, My Brother, My Garden (Book), Mr. Potter, Talk Stories, a collection of New Yorker writings, and My Favorite Plant, a collection of writings on gardens which she edited. In 2000 she was awarded the Prix F?mina tranger for My Brother. She lives with her family in Vermont. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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