Maame

EAN: 9781250282521
Author: George, Jessica
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
Publication Date: 01/31/2023
Page Count:320
List Price: $27.99
Binding: Hardcover

Read with Jenna Book Club Pick2023 Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Best Fiction and Best Debut NovelMaame (ma-meh) has many meanings in Twi but in my case& it means woman.
It?s fair to say that Maddie?s life in London is far from rewarding. With a mother who spends most of her time in Ghana (yet still somehow manages to be overbearing)& Maddie is the primary caretaker for her father& who suffers from advanced stage Parkinson?s. At work& her boss is a nightmare and Maddie is tired of always being the only Black person in every meeting.
When her mum returns from her latest trip to Ghana& Maddie leaps at the chance to get out of the family home and finally start living. A self-acknowledged late bloomer& she?s ready to experience some important ?firsts?: She finds a flat share& says yes to after-work drinks& pushes for more recognition in her career& and throws herself into the bewildering world of internet dating. But it’s not long before tragedy strikes& forcing Maddie to face the true nature of her unconventional family& and the perils?and rewards?of putting her heart on the line.
Smart& funny& and deeply affecting& Jessica George’s Maame deals with the themes of our time with humor and poignancy: from familial duty and racism& to female pleasure& the complexity of love& and the life-saving power of friendship. Most important& it explores what it feels like to be torn between two homes and cultures?and it celebrates finally being able to find where you belong.|2023 Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Best Fiction and Best Debut NovelMaame (ma-meh) has many meanings in Twi but in my case& it means woman.
It?s fair to say that Maddie?s life in London is far from rewarding. With a mother who spends most of her time in Ghana (yet still somehow manages to be overbearing)& Maddie is the primary caretaker for her father& who suffers from advanced stage Parkinson?s. At work& her boss is a nightmare and Maddie is tired of always being the only Black person in every meeting.
When her mum returns from her latest trip to Ghana& Maddie leaps at the chance to get out of the family home and finally start living. A self-acknowledged late bloomer& she?s ready to experience some important ?firsts?: She finds a flat share& says yes to after-work drinks& pushes for more recognition in her career& and throws herself into the bewildering world of internet dating. But it’s not long before tragedy strikes& forcing Maddie to face the true nature of her unconventional family& and the perils?and rewards?of putting her heart on the line.
Smart& funny& and deeply affecting& Jessica George’s Maame deals with the themes of our time with humor and poignancy: from familial duty and racism& to female pleasure& the complexity of love& and the life-saving power of friendship. Most important& it explores what it feels like to be torn between two homes and cultures?and it celebrates finally being able to find where you belong.