- Forfatter: Jamaica Kincaid
- Format: Pocket
- Antall sider: 160
- Språk: Engelsk
- Forlag/Utgiver: SD Books
- Serienavn: Picador Collection
- EAN: 9781529077124
- Utgivelsesår: 2022
- Bidragsyter: Kincaid, Jamaica
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<p><b>A haunting and tragicomic tale of the end of childhood, <i>Annie John</i> is told with Jamaica Kincaid’s trademark candour and complexity, and is a true coming-of-age classic.</b><br><br>An adored only child growing up in Antigua, Annie has until recently lived a peaceful and content life. She is inseparable from her beautiful mother, a powerful and influential presence, who sits at the very centre of the little girl’s existence. Loved and cherished, Annie grows and thrives within her mother’s shadow.<br><br>When she turns twelve, however, Annie’s life changes, in ways that are often mysterious to her. She begins to question the cultural assumptions of her island world; at school she makes rebellious friends and frequently challenges authority; and most frighteningly, her mother, seeing Annie as a ‘young lady’, ceases to be the source of unconditional adoration and ta
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