Sweetness in the Skin

Beschreibung

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 OCM BOCAS PRIZE FOR CARIBBEAN LITERATURE<BR><BR>Pumkin Patterson dreams of a life beyond her Jamaican hometown. But what we dream of and where we belong aren't always the same thing...'A dazzling coming-of-age novel with an unforgettable heroine' Red<BR>--<BR><BR>Eleven-year-old Pumpin knows a few things:<BR><BR>That her mother has never loved her<BR>That Aunt Sophie does<BR>That baking makes everything better<BR>And France is a long way from her Jamaican home<BR><BR>What Pumkin doesn't know is:<BR><BR>What will happen when Aunt Sophie leaves for France<BR>How far a mother can go to hurt a daughter<BR>Why a secret can rot a family<BR>That her cakes might just help save her life<BR><BR>Whatever happens, Pumkin knows she needs someone to love her.<BR><BR>But she just doesn't know who . . .<BR>--<BR>Praise for Sweetness in the Skin<BR><BR>'Serves up a taste of Jamaica that will have you craving coconut drops, gizzada and sweet potato pudding' The Times<BR><BR>'Wonderful, tender, vivid' Glamour<BR>

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