{"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\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Picador USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/08\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250322395\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.38w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e43274 \/ Annie John\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.9 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jamaica Kincaid","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44561531895989,"sku":"9781250322395","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_cb01554d-2166-4ae7-bd91-204558c94338.jpg?v=1723525951","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/annie-john-9781250322395","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}