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Here comes the sun

  • Nicole Dennis-Benn

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In this radiant, highly anticipated debut, a cast of unforgettable women battle for independence while a maelstrom of change threatens their Jamaican village. Capturing the distinct rhythms of Jamaican life and dialect, Nicole Dennis- Benn pens a tender hymn to a world hidden among pristine beaches and the wide expanse of turquoise seas. At an opulent resort in Montego Bay, Margot hustles to send her younger sister, Thandi, to school. Taught as a girl to trade her sexuality for survival, Margot is ruthlessly determined to shield Thandi from the same fate. When plans for a new hotel threaten their village, Margot sees not only an opportunity for her own financial independence but also perhaps a chance to admit a shocking secret: her forbidden love for another woman. As they face the impending destruction of their community, each woman--fighting to balance the burdens she shoulders with the freedom she craves--must confront long-hidden scars. From a much-heralded new writer, Here Comes the Sun offers a dramatic glimpse into a vibrant, passionate world most outsiders see simply as paradise.

Genres

  • Sisters
  • Women
  • Fiction
  • LGBTQ novels
  • Lambda Literary Awards
  • Lambda Literary Award Winner
  • New York Times reviewed
  • Sisters, fiction
  • Jamaica, fiction
  • Fiction, coming of age
  • Contemporary Women
  • Lesbian
  • Women -- Jamaica -- Fiction
  • Sisters -- Jamaica -- Fiction
  • Prostitutes -- Jamaica -- Fiction
  • Working class lesbians -- Jamaica -- Fiction
  • Prostitutes
  • Working class lesbians
  • Jamaica
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About the author

  • Nicole Dennis-Benn

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Editions

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    Highbridge Audio and Blackstone Publishing

    Mar 01, 2021

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    Liveright Publishing Corporation

    2017

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    Thorndike Press

    2016

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    Oneworld Publications

    Sep 07, 2017

Edition cover

First edition.

Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W.W. Norton & Company

2016

  • Edition cover

    Liveright Publishing Corporation

    2016

  • Edition cover

    Oneworld Publications

    2017

  • Edition cover

    Oneworld Publications

    2017