Author: Jamaica Kincaid
publisher name: Vintage Books
ISBN: 9780099773818
The island of Antigua holds the promise of a magical experience for young Annie John. It should be a sojourn in paradise, yet, like a snake hidden within a basket of green figs, there's an unsettling undercurrent. Annie John's journey begins with adoration for her beautiful mother but takes a complex turn as adolescence unfolds. The brilliant and headstrong girl navigates through open rebellions, secret discoveries, and emotional crises that eventually wrench her away from her island home.
