{"product_id":"a-million-aunties-paperback","title":"A Million Aunties - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlecia McKenzie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmerican-born artist Chris is forced to reconsider his own concept of \"family\" during a visit to his mother's Caribbean homeland.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Thoroughly satisfying...This bighearted narrative of love, loss, and family is handled with grace and beauty.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, STARRED review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA Million Aunties\u003c\/i\u003e is an elegantly written and emotionally engrossing work of fiction.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eBernardine Evaristo\u003c\/b\u003e, Booker Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eGirl, Woman, Other\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A Million Aunties\u003c\/i\u003e gives us the stories of an unlikely cross-world community brought together by anguish, loss, difference, the healing gifts of art, and above all, the loves of women. Under her deceptively revealing title, Alecia McKenzie recreates Jamaica's enduring traditions in fresh and illuminating ways that make this one of the most avant-garde fictions I have read in a long time.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eCurdella Forbes\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eA Tall History of Sugar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter 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,\" with their own startling stories, including a love triangle. The people he meets help him to heal, even as he supports them in unexpected ways, through his art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold from different points of view, this is a compelling novel about unlikely love, friendship, and community, with several surprises along the way. The story takes place against the backdrop of rural Jamaica, New York City, and Paris, France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eALECIA McKENZIE\u003c\/b\u003e is a Jamaican writer currently based in France. Her first collection of short stories, \u003ci\u003eSatellite City\u003c\/i\u003e, and her novel, \u003ci\u003eSweetheart\u003c\/i\u003e, have both won Commonwealth Book Prizes. The French edition of \u003ci\u003eSweetheart\u003c\/i\u003e was awarded the Prix Carbet des Lycéens. Her other books include \u003ci\u003eStories from Yard, Doctor's Orders\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWhen the Rain Stopped in Natland\u003c\/i\u003e. Her writing has also appeared in a range of literary magazines and in anthologies such as \u003ci\u003eStories from Blue Latitudes, The Oxford Book of Caribbean Short Stories, Bridges, Global Tales, Girls Night In\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTo Exist Is to Resist\u003c\/i\u003e. She has edited two collections of contemporary short stories, and her poetry has been published in various international journals including \u003ci\u003eThe Caribbean Writer\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Postcolonial Writing\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 17, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47249779917049,"sku":"9781617758928","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/dkZ0VzVxaWg5Z3pKQkZ3Z0FYNkxrZz09.webp?v=1768652779","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/a-million-aunties-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}