In »Verheißung« geht es um Patsy, eine unglückliche Mutter, die Jamaika verlässt, um in New York ein neues Leben zu beginnen. Doch ihre Träume erweisen sich als unerreichbar, und sie bricht den Kontakt zu ihrer Tochter Tru ab. Jahre später sucht sie um Verzeihung, ohne zu wissen, wie sehr Tru gelitten hat.
Nicole Dennis-Benn Volgorde van de boeken (chronologisch)
Nicole Dennis-Benn is een gevierde auteur wiens romans diep ingaan op thema's als identiteit, migratie en de complexiteit van menselijke relaties. Door haar kenmerkende vertelstem, rijk aan suggestieve taal en diep psychologisch inzicht, creëert ze authentieke en onvergetelijke personages. Haar proza navigeert vaak op het snijvlak van het persoonlijke en het politieke, en legt de verborgen verlangens en innerlijke strijd van haar protagonisten bloot binnen hun culturele en sociale landschappen. Dennis-Benn wordt geprezen om haar vermogen om de veelzijdige aard van de menselijke ervaring met zowel empathie als literaire precisie vast te leggen.
Patsy
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From award-winning novelist Nicole Dennis-Benn comes this beautifully layered portrait of motherhood, immigration and sacrifice
Here Comes the Sun - A Novel
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- 13 uur lezen
Capturing the distinct rhythms of Jamaican life and dialect, Nicole Dennis- Benn pens a tender hymn to a world hidden among pristine beaches and the wide expanse of turquoise seas. At an opulent resort in Montego Bay, Margot hustles to send her younger sister, Thandi, to school. Taught as a girl to trade her sexuality for survival, Margot is ruthlessly determined to shield Thandi from the same fate. When plans for a new hotel threaten their village, Margot sees not only an opportunity for her own financial independence but also perhaps a chance to admit a shocking secret: her forbidden love for another woman. As they face the impending destruction of their community, each woman—fighting to balance the burdens she shoulders with the freedom she craves—must confront long-hidden scars. From a much-heralded new writer, Here Comes the Sun offers a dramatic glimpse into a vibrant, passionate world most outsiders see simply as paradise.
Here Comes the Sun
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- 13 uur lezen
Capturing the distinct rhythms of Jamaican life and dialect, Nicole Dennis- Benn pens a tender hymn to a world hidden among pristine beaches and the wide expanse of turquoise seas. At an opulent resort in Montego Bay, Margot hustles to send her younger sister, Thandi, to school. Taught as a girl to trade her sexuality for survival, Margot is ruthlessly determined to shield Thandi from the same fate. When plans for a new hotel threaten their village, Margot sees not only an opportunity for her own financial independence but also perhaps a chance to admit a shocking secret: her forbidden love for another woman. As they face the impending destruction of their community, each woman—fighting to balance the burdens she shoulders with the freedom she craves—must confront long-hidden scars. From a much-heralded new writer, Here Comes the Sun offers a dramatic glimpse into a vibrant, passionate world most outsiders see simply as paradise.