{"product_id":"annie-john-9781250322395","title":"Annie John","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe essential, urgent coming-of-age novel by Jamaica Kincaid, a reinventor of the form.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince her first, prizewinning collection of stories, \u003ci\u003eAt the Bottom of the River\u003c\/i\u003e, Jamaica Kincaid's work has been met with nothing short of amazement. \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ehailed her \"prophetic power\" and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003esaid, \"No one else seems to be writing quite this way.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eAnnie John\u003c\/i\u003e, the story of a young girl coming of age in Antigua, Kincaid tore open the theme that lies at the heart of her fierce, incantatory novels: the ambivalent and essential bonds created by a mother's love. In this book, written in Kincaid's lucid, elemental style, Annie John's ambivalence is universally familiar and wrenchingly real.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJamaica Kincaid\u003c\/b\u003e was born in St. John's, Antigua. Her books include \u003ci\u003eAt the Bottom of the River\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAnnie John\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLucy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Autobiography of My Mother\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Brother\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMr. Potter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSee Now Then\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAn Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children \u003c\/i\u003e(with Kara Walker). She lives in Vermont.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50894636318994,"sku":"9781250322395","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e9ee36df-59b4-45ff-9d7c-055c79f84c49.jpg?v=1744280619","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/annie-john-9781250322395","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}