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Annie John

Pocket
Engelsk
Picador Collection
Annie John
Annie John
  • 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&rsquo;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&rsquo;s existence. Loved and cherished, Annie grows and thrives within her mother&rsquo;s shadow.<br><br>When she turns twelve, however, Annie&rsquo;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 &lsquo;young lady&rsquo;, ceases to be the source of unconditional adoration and ta