Lucy

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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. At first glance Lewis and Mariah are a blessed couple - handsome, rich, and seemingly happy. Almost at once, however, Lucy begins to notice cracks in their beautiful facade.

With a mixture of anger and compassion, Lucy scrutinizes the privileged, facile world of her employers while comparing it to the vivid realities of her home in the Caribbean. Lucy has no illusions about her own past, but neither is she prepared to be deceived about where she presently is.

In this environment a new person unfolds: passionate, sexually forthright, and disarmingly honest. In Lucy, Jamaica Kincaid has created a startling new character: a captivating heroine possessed with clear-sightedness and ferocious integrity.

Part of the Picador Collection, a new series showcasing the best of modern literature.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9781529076882
Published: July 2022

Number of pages: 144
Width: 130 mm
Height: 196 mm
Depth: 11 mm

Publisher: Pan Macmillan