ISBN: 1466828854 9781466828858

Category: Fiction / Coming of Age

Page count: 164

<p><b>The coming-of-age story of one of Jamaica Kincaid's most admired creations--available now in an e-book edition. </b><br><br>Lucy, a teenage girl from the West Indies, comes to America to work as an au pair for a wealthy couple. She begins to notice cracks in their beautiful façade at the same time that the mysteries of own sexuality begin to unravel. Jamaica Kincaid has created a startling new heroine who is destined to win a place of honor in contemporary fiction.</p>