Lucy by Jamaica KincaidRead about the other entries on the list.
This 1990 coming-of-age novella by Kincaid is now considered a postcolonial feminist classic. Lucy comes to the U.S. from the West Indies to work as an au pair for a wealthy white family. However, she soon starts to notice that neither the U.S. nor the family are as flawless as they initially appeared. She also struggles to communicate with her own mother, who is steeped in traditional values that Lucy is trying to escape.
Lucy is among Nigella Lawson's ten favorite books and several books that made a difference to Zoë Saldana.
--Marshal Zeringue
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