Patsy (eBook)

Winner of the LAMBDA Literary Award 2020
Artikelnummer: 978-1-78607-658-8
Einband: Adobe Digital Editions
Verfügbarkeit: Download, sofort verfügbar (Link per E-Mail)
CHF 8.70
decrease increase
'Nicole Dennis-Benn is a treasure.' Nikesh Shukla, author of The One Who Wrote Destiny FROM AN AWARD-WINNING JAMAICAN NOVELIST COMES THIS BEAUTIFULLY LAYERED PORTRAIT OF MOTERHOOD, IMMIGRATION AND SACRIFICE Patsy yearns to escape the beautiful but impoverished Jamaican town where she was raised for a new life in New York and the chance to start afresh. Above all, she hopes to be reunited with her oldest friend, Cicely, and to rekindle their young love. But spreading her wings will come at a price: she must leave her five-year-old daughter, Tru, behind. And Patsy is soon confronted by the stark reality of life as an undocumented migrant in a hostile city. Expertly evoking the jittery streets of New York and the languid rhythms and lilting patois of Jamaica, Patsy weaves between the lives of Patsy and Tru as mother and daughter ultimately find a way back to one another. Daring, tender and profound, this is the story of one woman's fight to discover her sense of self in a world that tries to define her, and of the lasting threads of love stretching across years and oceans.
PREVIEW_PERMITTED_01
'Nicole Dennis-Benn is a treasure.' Nikesh Shukla, author of The One Who Wrote Destiny FROM AN AWARD-WINNING JAMAICAN NOVELIST COMES THIS BEAUTIFULLY LAYERED PORTRAIT OF MOTERHOOD, IMMIGRATION AND SACRIFICE Patsy yearns to escape the beautiful but impoverished Jamaican town where she was raised for a new life in New York and the chance to start afresh. Above all, she hopes to be reunited with her oldest friend, Cicely, and to rekindle their young love. But spreading her wings will come at a price: she must leave her five-year-old daughter, Tru, behind. And Patsy is soon confronted by the stark reality of life as an undocumented migrant in a hostile city. Expertly evoking the jittery streets of New York and the languid rhythms and lilting patois of Jamaica, Patsy weaves between the lives of Patsy and Tru as mother and daughter ultimately find a way back to one another. Daring, tender and profound, this is the story of one woman's fight to discover her sense of self in a world that tries to define her, and of the lasting threads of love stretching across years and oceans.
PREVIEW_PERMITTED_01
Schreiben Sie Ihre eigene Bewertung
  • Nur registrierte Benutzer können Produkte bewerten
*
*
Schlecht
Sehr gut
*
*
*
*
VerlagOneworld Publications
EinbandAdobe Digital Editions
Erscheinungsjahr2019
Seitenangabe400 S.
AusgabekennzeichenEnglisch
Masse1'570 KB
PlattformEPUB
AutorDennis-Benn, Nicole

Über den Autor Nicole Dennis-Benn

Nicole Dennis-Benn is the critically acclaimed, bestselling author of Here Comes the Sun and Patsy. A two-time Lambda Literary Award winner and a recipient of a National Foundation for the Arts Grant, Nicole Dennis-Benn is a Visiting Associate Professor in Creative Writing at Bryn Mawr College. Born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, she lives with her wife and their two children in Brooklyn, New York.

Weitere Titel von Nicole Dennis-Benn

Produktbewertungen
Nur registrierte Benutzer können Produkte bewerten