Why a Booktrail?
2000s: Teenager angst in Antigua
Annie John
Why a Booktrail?
2000s: Teenager angst in Antigua
What you need to know before your trail
The island of Antigua is a magical place: growing up there should be a sojourn in paradise for young Annie John. But, as in the basket of green figs carried on her mother’s head, there is a snake hidden somewhere within.
Annie John begins by adoring her beautiful mother, but inexplicably she comes to hate her. Adolescence takes this brilliant, headstrong girl into open rebellions and secret discoveries – and finally to a crisis of emotions that wrenches her away from her island home.
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BookTrail your visit to Antigua
Growing up on a Caribbean Island
Adolescence is the same pain no matter if you grow up in a rainy city of on a paradise island
The author was herself born and brought up in St John’s Antigua so she knows better than most
St John’s
The main part of the story takes place in and around the area of Dickenson Bay where the family live. It’s the most developed beach on the island with hotels restaurants and water sports facilities as well as being a popular meeting place and a very popular place for tourists.
Booktrail Boarding Pass: Annie John
Destination: Antigua, St John’s Author/Guide: Jamaica Kincaid Departure Time: 2000s
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