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Book Review of Annie John

Annie John
Annie John
Author: Jamaica Kincaid
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Travel
Book Type: Paperback
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"So touching and familiar it could be happening to any of us . . . and that's exactly the book's strength, its wisdom, its truth."--The New York Times Book Review

"So neon-bright that the traditional story of a young girl's passage into adolescence takes on a shimmering strangeness."--Elaine Kendall, The Los Angeles Times