This autobiographical novel by Jamaica Kincaid takes readers on an intimate journey through the life of an unnamed narrator's mother. Through vivid and evocative prose, Kincaid paints a portrait of a woman who has lived a life of struggle and resilience, from her childhood in the Caribbean to
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Jamaica Kincaid is an Antiguan–American novelist, essayist, gardener, and gardening writer. Born in St. John's, the capital of Antigua and Barbuda, she lives in North Bennington, Vermont, and is Professor of African and African American Studies in Residence Emerita at Harvard University.