{"product_id":"9781631495632","title":"Patsy: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBest Books of 2019: \u003cem\u003eWashington Post • O, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e • \u003cem\u003eTime •\u003c\/em\u003e NPR • \u003cem\u003ePeople •\u003c\/em\u003e Buzzfeed\u003cbr\u003e  A \u003cem\u003eTODAY\u003c\/em\u003e Show #ReadWithJenna Book Club Selection\u003cbr\u003e  Winner • Lambda Literary Award [Lesbian Fiction]\u003cbr\u003e  A \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e Lily Lit Club Selection\u003cbr\u003e  Longlisted • PEN\/Faulkner Award for Fiction\u003cbr\u003e  American Library Association • A Barbara Gittings Literature Award Honor Book (Stonewall Book Awards)\u003cbr\u003e  Finalist • Aspen Words Literary Prize\u003cbr\u003e  Apple Books • Best Books of the Month\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e • Editors’ Choice Selection\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e • Most Memorable Fictional Families of 2019\u003cbr\u003e  Longlisted • \u003cem\u003eThe Morning News\u003c\/em\u003e Tournament of Books\u003cbr\u003e  A \u003cem\u003eRumpus\u003c\/em\u003e Book Club Selection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA beautifully layered portrait of motherhood, immigration, and the sacrifices we make in the name of love from award-winning novelist Nicole Dennis-Benn.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  Heralded for writing “deeply memorable . . . women” (Jennifer Senior, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e), Nicole Dennis-Benn introduces readers to an unforgettable heroine for our times: the eponymous Patsy, who leaves her young daughter behind in Jamaica to follow Cicely, her oldest friend, to New York. Beating with the pulse of a long-withheld confession and peppered with lilting patois, \u003cem\u003ePatsy\u003c\/em\u003e gives voice to a woman who looks to America for the opportunity to love whomever she chooses, bravely putting \u003cem\u003eherself\u003c\/em\u003e first. But to survive as an undocumented immigrant, Patsy is forced to work as a nanny, while back in Jamaica her daughter, Tru, ironically struggles to understand why she was left behind. Greeted with international critical acclaim from readers who, at last, saw themselves represented in \u003cem\u003ePatsy\u003c\/em\u003e, this astonishing novel “fills a literary void with compassion, complexity and tenderness” (Joshunda Sanders, \u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e), offering up a vital portrait of the chasms between selfhood and motherhood, the American dream and reality.","brand":"Liveright Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47050455187696,"sku":"9781631495632","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781631495632_p0.jpg?v=1763672320","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781631495632","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}