Displaying 1 of 1 1990 Title: Lucy Author: Kincaid, Jamaica. Edition: First edition Format: Book Publisher, Date: New York : Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1990. Description: 163 pages ; 21 cm. Subjects: West Indian Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction. Women household employees -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction. Coming of age -- Fiction. ISBN 0374194343 Place Hold Please select and request a specific volume by clicking one of the icons in the 'Find It' section below. Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Find It Map It Suggestions and more Trade Reviews Publishers Weekly ReviewLucy, a teenager from the West Indies who has renounced her family and past, comes to America to work as an au pair and detachedly observes the deterioration of her employers' marriage. ``This is a slim book but Kincaid has crafted it with a spare elegance that has brilliance in its very simplicity,'' said PW. (Oct.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved Summary Lucy, a teenage girl from the West Indies, comes to America to work as an au pair for a wealthy couple. She begins to notice cracks in their beautiful façade at the same time that the mysteries of own sexuality begin to unravel. Jamaica Kincaid has created a startling new heroine who is destined to win a place of honor in contemporary fiction.<br> Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1