Lucy

Synopsis

A portrait of an indelible young woman, kincaid’s second novel is “vivid, true and necessary” (los angeles times). Lucy, a teenage girl from the west indies, comes to north america to work as an au pair for lewis and mariah and their four children. Lewis and mariah are a thrice-blessed couple―handsome, rich, and seemingly happy. Yet, almost at once, lucy begins to notice cracks in their beautiful facade. With mingled anger and compassion, lucy scrutinizes the assumptions and verities of her employers’ world and compares them with the vivid realities of her native place.