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this novel moved me in so many ways i cannot even begin to explain it in enough words. first of all it's about a young caribbean woman from antigua who is 19 years old. she moves to the states to work for a wealthy white family. now although new york city is never mentioned as the setting, it is clear that the novel takes place in nyc. the descriptions of the city with all of its beauty and ugliness are riveting and forces one to take a deeper look at him/herself. in many ways this novel is a stream of consciousness, told in the first-person narrative. lucy the au pair from antigua tells the story, although her actual name isn't mentioned until the final pages of the book. i loved this novel! intensely poetic and hauntingly beautiful all at once. a must read for anyone interested in caribbean literature, postcolonial literature and feminism. ahhhhh. still smiling from the wonder, mystery and power of this novel...