{"product_id":"a-million-aunties-9781617758928","title":"A Million Aunties","description":"\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\u003eAlecia McKenzie's tender new novel [is] an emotionally resonant ode to adopted families and community resilience.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, Editors' Choice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2020 Caribbean Readers' Awards (Best Adult Novel)!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelightfully original, this novel centers Chris, an American who travels to his mother's homeland of Jamaica to reflect and heal after tragedy strikes. What he encounters is unexpected, complicated and, perhaps, just what he needs.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMs. Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmotional, enthralling and heartfelt...A story of loss and the infinite types of love.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWoman's World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHave you ever not wanted a book to end? Were disappointed that the characters are gone from your life? \u003ci\u003eA Million Aunties\u003c\/i\u003e by Alecia McKenzie is one such novel that makes you yearn for more.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA wide-ranging novel told in several voices that moves between New York, rural Jamaica, and Paris. Painting is at the heart of the book but so is family, love, heartbreak, and loss. The story pulls you in and holds you right till the end. It's strongly written with a delicate touch.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew West Indian Guide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRacial identity, nonfamilial relationships, and the restorative nature of art are all explored as McKenzie considers the possibility of regeneration of the human spirit even as we grapple with the tragedies of lost loves and changing worlds. McKenzie successfully integrates various speech patterns in Caribbean patois and a mixture of English and French as she takes readers on a hopeful journey across continents.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, STARRED review, a Best New Book of the Week\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThoroughly 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 exquisite novel about beauty and pain, and what binds us together. Through captivating character studies, quiet lovely writing and deceptively simple storytelling, McKenzie illuminates basic commonalities and rethinks what family and home mean.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe beauty and brilliance of Blackness in the diaspora take centerstage in Alecia McKenzie's \u003ci\u003eA Million Aunties, \u003c\/i\u003e showcasing the intricate textures of identity, place, and connection to survive loss.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eColors of Influence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull of wondrous tales of how simple acts of kindness can bring us all together, \u003ci\u003eA Million Aunties\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling book about unlikely love, friendship, and community, sprinkled with delightful surprises along the way.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eExclusive Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautiful book for anyone who knows there is more to family than blood relations. After losing his wife, NYC artist Chris travels to his mother's hometown in Jamaica and contemplates his place in the world.\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eBook Culture\u003c\/b\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. The people he meets help him to heal, even as he supports them in unexpected ways. Told from different points of view, this is a compelling novel about unlikely love, friendship, and community, with surprises along the way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13344773\"\u003eAlecia McKenzie\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Akashic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781617758928\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1617758922\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC051000\"\u003eCultural Heritage\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC049000\"\u003eAfrican American \u0026amp; Black | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"Akashic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42682917355757,"sku":"9781617758928","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_baee29ef-5b68-459f-a1b2-a841ee542712.jpg?v=1649731431","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/a-million-aunties-9781617758928","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}