A Million Aunties
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- Synopsis
- New York Times Book Review, Editors' Choice Shortlisted for the 2020 Caribbean Readers’ Awards (Best Adult Novel)! Longlisted for the 2022 DUBLIN Literary Award! American-born artist Chris is forced to reconsider his own concept of "family" during a visit to his mother’s Caribbean homeland. After a personal tragedy upends his world, American-born artist Chris travels to his mother's homeland in the Caribbean hoping to find some peace and tranquility. He plans to spend his time painting in solitude and coming to terms with his recent loss and his fractured relationship with his father. Instead, he discovers a new extended and complicated "family." The people he meets help him to heal, even as he supports them in unexpected ways. Told from different points of view, this is a compelling novel about unlikely love, friendship, and community, with surprises along the way.
- Copyright:
- 2020
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 200 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781617758959
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781617759543, 9781617758928
- Publisher:
- Akashic Books, Ltd.
- Date of Addition:
- 01/11/24
- Copyrighted By:
- Alecia McKenzie
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Parenting and Family
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.