{"product_id":"a-million-aunties-4925","title":"A Million Aunties","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An elegantly written and emotionally engrossing work of fiction.' Bernardine Evaristo Booker Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eGirl Woman Other\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn emotional tender and funny novel from award-winning author Alecia McKenzie that asks what does family mean to you?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeeking solitude after a personal tragedy upends his world artist \u003cb\u003eChris\u003c\/b\u003e travels to his mother's homeland Jamaica in a bid to find peace. He expects to spend his time painting alone coming to terms with his loss and the fractured relationship with his father. Instead he discovers a new extended and complicated 'family' with their own startling stories. \u003cb\u003eCan they help him to become whole again?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTold from different points of view this is an utterly compelling and deeply relatable novel from the winner of two Commonwealth literary prizes. Fans of \u003ci\u003eGirl Woman Other\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Vanishing Half\u003c\/i\u003e will love this book about friendship community chosen family and healing after trauma.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat readers are saying about \u003ci\u003eA Million Aunties\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is a \u003cb\u003ewonderful\u003c\/b\u003e story about the families we're given and those we make for ourselves. A \u003cb\u003elife-affirming\u003c\/b\u003e read.' Louise Hare author of \u003ci\u003eThis Lovely City\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This \u003cb\u003ewarm and wise\u003c\/b\u003e story celebrates the importance of community and belonging.' \u003ci\u003eWoman's Own\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003cb\u003etender\u003c\/b\u003e novel.' \u003ci\u003eHello\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Have you ever \u003cb\u003enot wanted a book to end?\u003c\/b\u003e Were disappointed that the characters are gone from your life?... Makes you \u003cb\u003eyearn for more\u003c\/b\u003e.' \u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An \u003cb\u003eabsolute delight!\u003c\/b\u003e... Trust me - if you enjoy character-driven multicultural fiction you're going to want to \u003cb\u003eget your hands on this book ASAP\u003c\/b\u003e.' Reader review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eEmotional enthralling and heartfelt\u003c\/b\u003e... A story of loss and the infinite types of love.' \u003ci\u003eWoman's World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003ePulls you in and holds you right till the end\u003c\/b\u003e. It's strongly written with a delicate touch.' \u003ci\u003eNew West Indian Guide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eTender\u003c\/b\u003e... An \u003cb\u003eemotionally resonant\u003c\/b\u003e ode to adopted families and \u003cb\u003ecommunity resilience\u003c\/b\u003e.' \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This \u003cb\u003ebig-hearted \u003c\/b\u003enarrative of love loss and family is handled with \u003cb\u003egrace and beauty\u003c\/b\u003e.' \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A \u003cb\u003ebeautiful\u003c\/b\u003e book for anyone who knows there is \u003cb\u003emore to family\u003c\/b\u003e than blood relations.' \u003ci\u003eBook Culture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u0026gt;","brand":"Oxfordbookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44787060539571,"sku":"9780349702537","price":920.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/4164\/4723\/files\/blk_imp_17477349079780349702537.jpg?v=1762814602","url":"https:\/\/oxfordbookstore.com\/products\/a-million-aunties-4925","provider":"Oxfordbookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}