When she turns twelve, however, Annie's life changes, in ways that are often mysterious to her. Looking back on her childhood, she reflects, "It was in such a paradise that I lived." Loved and cherished, Annie grows and thrives within her mother's benign shadow. She is inseparable from her beautiful mother, a powerful presence, who is the very center of the little girl's existence. Annie's voice-urgent, demanding to be heard-is one that will not soon be forgotten by readers.Īn adored only child, Annie has until recently lived an idyllic life. Kincaid's novel focuses on a universal, tragic, and often comic theme: the loss of childhood. The essential coming-of-age novel by Jamaica Kincaid, Annie John is a haunting and provocative story of a young girl growing up on the island of Antigua.
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