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The Autobiography of My Mother

Jamaica Kincaid

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"My mother died at the moment I was born, and so for my whole life there was nothing standing between myself and eternity," writes Jamaica Kincaid in this disturbing, compelling novel set on the island of Dominica. Born to a doomed Carib woman and a Scottish African policeman of increasing swagger and wealth, narrator Xuela spends a lifetime unanchored by family or love. She disdains the web of small and big lies that link others, allowing only pungent, earthy sensuality--a mix of blood and dirt and sex--to move her. Even answering its siren call, though, Xuela never loses sight of the sharp loss that launched her into the world and the doors through which she will take her leave.

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Pages:: 228 pages

Publication:: 1997

Publisher:: Plume/Penguin

Edition:: Reprint

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0452274664

ISBN13:: 9780452274662

kindle Asin:: B009WVJSJW

The Autobiography of My Mother

Jamaica Kincaid

3.78/5 (3917 ratings)

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"My mother died at the moment I was born, and so for my whole life there was nothing standing between myself and eternity," writes Jamaica Kincaid in this disturbing, compelling novel set on the island of Dominica. Born to a doomed Carib woman and a Scottish African policeman of increasing swagger and wealth, narrator Xuela spends a lifetime unanchored by family or love. She disdains the web of small and big lies that link others, allowing only pungent, earthy sensuality--a mix of blood and dirt and sex--to move her. Even answering its siren call, though, Xuela never loses sight of the sharp loss that launched her into the world and the doors through which she will take her leave.

Format:

Pages:: 228 pages

Publication:: 1997

Publisher:: Plume/Penguin

Edition:: Reprint

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0452274664

ISBN13:: 9780452274662

kindle Asin:: B009WVJSJW

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