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7. Jamaica Kincaid, Lucy

Jul 22, 2010 16:39

7. Jamaica Kincaid, LucyThis very short novel (though apparently heavily based on Kincaid's real life) follows Lucy, a young woman who moves from the Caribbean to New York City to become a nanny for a wealthy white family. There's little plot, and instead the book reads like a series of vignettes about Lucy's life, interspersed with memories of her ( Read more... )

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zoe_1418 July 22 2010, 21:41:09 UTC

Thanks. Sounds like something I want to read. Just went and requested it from my library...

wordsofastory July 28 2010, 01:13:44 UTC

Yay! I really enjoyed this, so I'm glad to hear others are going to check it out.